COVID-19 Updates
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Britain to launch full public inquiry into coronavirus response next year
A full, independent public inquiry into the British government’s handling of its response to the coronavirus pandemic will be held early next year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday.The…
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Coronavirus: China gives nothing away on whether it supports waiving vaccine IP protections
The debate over how to get enough supplies to vaccinate the world has pitted the Pope and the head of the World Health Organization against pharmaceutical executives, and seen developing…
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The black fungus nightmare facing India’s coronavirus patients
On being told, on a recent sultry morning in Mumbai, that both her eyes would need to be removed, Neelam Bakshi, 47, could not cry. Her eyes were too stiff,…
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Will Taiwan’s allies switch allegiance to Beijing to obtain vaccines?
The coronavirus is testing Taiwan’s relations with its formal allies as Taipei struggles to help them with urgently needed vaccines and medical supplies, observers say.Several of Taipei’s allies had been…
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Coronavirus: Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport closed after outbreak, along with terminal buildings
Jewel Changi Airport and all the airport’s passenger terminal buildings will be closed to the public for 14 days from Thursday until May 27, amid a growing Covid-19 cluster linked…
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Hong Kong’s HKTVmall teams up with logistics firm Zeek for instant delivery of groceries amid coronavirus pandemic
Hong Kong online retailer HKTVmall has teamed up with a logistics firm to make inroads into the city’s fast-growing quick-commerce grocery delivery market.HKTVexpress, the new wing of HKTVmall set up…
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Five die on overcrowded ferry as Bangladeshis defy coronavirus lockdown for Eid holiday
At least five people died in Bangladesh on Wednesday on an overcrowded ferry carrying more than a thousand passengers, officials said, as millions defied a coronavirus lockdown to head home…
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Coronavirus: representatives from Hong Kong’s pubs, nightclubs and karaoke bars want same treatment as restaurants under ‘vaccine bubble’
Industry representatives from Hong Kong’s pubs, nightclubs and karaoke bars have urged the government to align the vaccination-related social-distancing arrangements for the sector with that for restaurants.The Hong Kong Bar…
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UK economy’s catchup period on course to be shorter than after 2008 crisis
Analysis: stronger than expected first quarter means more chunky increases in GDP on cards as Covid controls ease UK economy rebounds in March after rapid vaccine rollout Business live updates:…
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Coronavirus live news: India variant found in 44 countries – WHO; Taiwan faces new outbreak
Another record rise in India deaths; samples show UK is most affected by B.1.617 strain outside India; Taiwan outbreak ‘could lead to tighter curbs’ Spike in India variant poses threat…