COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong shoppers hit by inflation-busting price rises at Wellcome and ParknShop, Consumer Council study finds
Higher shopping bills are squeezing Hong Kong households during the Covid-19 pandemic, with the city’s consumer watchdog revealing inflation-busting price increases of up to a third on goods at Wellcome…
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Coronavirus: EU to get 50 million Pfizer doses early, Johnson & Johnson shot in US limbo
The European Union said it was expecting 50 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses earlier than expected, as the United States said it would continue a pause in vaccinations using the…
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Hong Kong health director, experts underscore Covid-19 vaccine advice for pregnant women as miscarriages investigated
A top Hong Kong health official and local medical experts have stressed that pregnant women should seek the advice of their doctor before getting a BioNTech coronavirus jab and not…
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Coronavirus: Cambodian PM Hun Sen warns ‘we are on the brink of death’; India records 200,000 new cases
Spiralling Covid-19 cases have put Cambodia “on the brink of death”, its strongman premier Hun Sen has warned, as the country imposed lockdowns in the capital Phnom Penh and a…
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Korean dairy firm Namyang in sticky spot after claim its yogurt kills coronavirus
A South Korean dairy product manufacturer has come under scrutiny after it claimed tests showed its yogurt was effective in killing the coronavirus – a claim that sent its stock…
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Hong Kong expands coronavirus vaccination programme to those aged under 30; BioNTech shots to close in September
Hong Kong will allow those aged under 30 to start booking their Covid-19 jabs next week in an expansion of the city’s vaccination programme, the government has announced.Top officials on…
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Hong Kong coronavirus: unvaccinated, locally based cargo flight crews can skip quarantine if flying from ‘low-risk’ countries
Hong Kong will allow locally based, unvaccinated cargo flight crews to skip quarantine if they have stayed in six Asia-Pacific countries deemed lower risk, while fully vaccinated aircrews will also…
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Coronavirus could still force Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled, senior Japanese politician warns
A senior Japanese politician said cancelling the Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus remains a possibility on Thursday, as a surge in cases renews concerns about the Games with less than…
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Australia news live: last Australian troops to leave Afghanistan; NSW Aboriginal deaths in custody inquiry recommends sweeping reforms
NSW MPs call for end to police investigating themselves on 30th anniversary of royal commission; Queensland eases Covid restrictions; fashion designer Carla Zampatti farewelled in Sydney. Follow updates live Indigenous…
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Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine research ‘was 97% publicly funded’
Analysis rebuts claim by Boris Johnson that jab was developed ‘because of greed’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage At least 97% of the funding for the…