COVID-19 Updates
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Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble announcement delayed as Singapore quarantines hundreds of migrant workers
Hong Kong and Singapore have delayed a planned Thursday announcement of the launch of a long-awaited travel bubble to next week, according to two people familiar with the matter.One of…
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Covid-19: India’s response to second wave is warning to other countries
Analysis: India’s surveillance of the virus missed its real prevalence earlier this year Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The blindspots in India’s response to its second,…
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Western Australia calls for temporary ban on travellers from India after hotel quarantine Covid outbreak
WA premier says 40% of state’s quarantine cases in past month involved returned travellers from India, which is in the grips of a severe third wave • Follow the Australia…
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Australians with a disability ‘forgotten’ in coronavirus vaccine rollout, advocates say
Former commissioner and other sector leaders condemn decision to prioritise aged care over disability care and workers Australia’s former disability discrimination commissioner and disability advocates have condemned the failure to…
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‘Today we did it’: Joe Biden touts 200m vaccine shots administered – as it happened
President promised 200m jabs in his first 100 days Biden to urge employers to give paid time off for vaccinations Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing…
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Hong Kong facing critical moment in seizing Greater Bay Area opportunities, warns trading tycoon
Hong Kong cannot afford to miss the opportunities offered by the Greater Bay Area development and must re-establish the city’s lost position as the business centre for overseas Chinese, leading…
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Inspection finds peeling walls and residue at US plant that ruined 15m Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses
Food and Drug Administration report describes concerning conditions at Baltimore site where manufacturing was halted A US Food and Drug Administration inspection report found unsanitary conditions and other problems at…
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Audience of 4,000 to attend Brit awards as part of Covid research
People will not wear face coverings or socially distance but will be asked to provide negative test Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A live audience of…
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Why job creation won’t solve Hong Kong’s unemployment problem
Rising unemployment has been roiling Hong Kong’s economy since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Recently, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung revealed that about 35,500 young people were jobless between…
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Luxury stores play nice with Chinese professional shoppers they once frowned upon, as brands’ sales and profits plummet
Expensively dressed Chinese professional shoppers, or daigou, were once a regular sight in the glossy boutiques of New Bond Street and on the more rarefied floors of Harrods, Harvey Nichols…