COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong economy rebounds sharply, posting 7.8 per cent growth in first quarter for 11-year high
Hong Kong’s economy rebounded with stronger than expected growth of 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, posting an 11-year high after a historic low a year ago…
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Australian PM defends ban on citizens returning from India amid accusations of racism
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended banning Australian citizens from returning from India, amid criticism by human rights groups that the government’s threat to punish breaches with fines of…
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India’s coronavirus onslaught won’t diminish appeal of its commercial property
India is not alone in having experienced a resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the ferocity and suddenness of the country’s second wave is incomparably worse than all the other…
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Australia news live: Greg Hunt has ‘absolute belief’ that banning returns from India is legal
Health minister joins Scott Morrison in defending ban; over-50s eligible for Covid vaccine. Follow latest updates Australia’s medical chief Paul Kelly says he gave no health advice to jail India…
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Coronavirus: Indonesia enters fray over Hong Kong’s proposed vaccination rules for domestic workers, as helper group files complaint
The row over Hong Kong’s proposed new Covid-19 vaccination requirements for foreign domestic helpers deepened on Monday, with the Indonesian consulate also arguing that officials should apply the rules to…
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Coronavirus: UK allows mask-free music festival, with 5,000 human guinea pigs
Live music returned to the birthplace of The Beatles after a long coronavirus-enforced silence on Sunday when the English city of Liverpool hosted a one-off music festival to test whether…
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India’s coronavirus infections near 20 million as calls for national lockdown grow louder
India on Monday reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day, taking its overall caseload to just shy of 20 million, while deaths from Covid-19 rose…
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Holidays abroad should be discouraged to stop Covid third wave, say MPs
All-party group on coronavirus gives recommendations on international travel for leisure, which could resume on 17 May Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Holidays abroad should be…
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How many more images of Covid disaster does it take to jolt rich countries into action? | Nesrine Malik
The crisis in India forced the west to respond. But without an ambitious global plan, other nations may suffer similar fates As the number of Covid-19 cases rose dramatically in…
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Coronavirus live news: India offers vaccination to all adults as country nears 20m cases
US to discuss Covid vaccine IP with World Trade Organization; Chinese tourists expected to make 18.3 million railway trips on labor day; all adults in India eligible for vaccines How…