COVID-19 Updates
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With a stronger quarantine system, Australia could offer more help to those trapped in India | Hassan Vally
No one should understate this is a difficult issue – but Australia has an obligation to help citizens stranded in the Covid-ravaged country ‘I don’t stop crying’: families of Australians…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s new ‘vaccine bubble’ arrangement to simultaneously relax, complicate rules for bars and restaurants
Hong Kong’s struggling restaurants and bars stand to benefit from the relaxation of social-distancing measures from Thursday, but only if they can comply with a complicated new set of rules,…
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Unemployed Hongkongers to be offered low-interest loans of up HK$80,000 guaranteed by government for first time
The Hong Kong government is for the first time offering to guarantee low-interest personal loans for unemployed people, after the Covid-19 pandemic sent the city’s jobless rate to a 17-year…
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Q&A: Covid vaccines offered to people 42 and over in England – what happens next?
Younger people invited to get jab at more than 1,600 sites across country Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has been extended in…
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Yoga and meditation sessions offered at airports as travel anxiety gets worse amid the coronavirus pandemic
Robin Hancock, a nature meditation guide, gently plays a steel tongue drum with a pair of mallets, producing soothing notes that blend with the soft sound of chirping birds and…
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As US and China offer coronavirus aid, India wary of hidden agendas
As India continues to battle a raging Covid-19 outbreak, with US President Joe Biden pledging Washington’s help on Monday, New Delhi has remained silent on Beijing’s offer of assistance, while…
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Coronavirus: India reports over 323,000 new cases as foreign help arrives
India recorded more than 320,000 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday as a grim surge of illness and death weighed on the country and its sinking health system started…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong social-distancing rules will ease on Thursday under ‘vaccine bubble’, subject to staff and customers getting jabs
Hong Kong will ease social-distancing restrictions for food and drink businesses and entertainment venues starting from Thursday, subject to both customers and staff being vaccinated, as authorities try to promote…
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Coronavirus: vaccinations a must for future travel bubbles, minister says, as Hong Kong-Singapore tickets snapped up
Full vaccination will be the baseline for Hong Kong residents hoping to take part in future travel bubbles, the city’s commerce minister has said, as flights for a new quarantine-free…
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Australia news live updates: Scott Morrison says flights from India suspended due to coronavirus cases and Australia to send medical aid
National security committee meets to consider request for oxygen from India as new Covid cases there topped 350,000 on Monday. Follow all the latest news and updates, live Mark McGowan…