COVID-19 Updates
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Singapore scraps remaining pandemic curbs, enters ‘new endemic Covid-19 norm’
From February 13, residents will no longer have to wear face masks in public transport and indoor healthcare setting, while unvaccinated visitors are not required to show a negative pre-departure…
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Hong Kong retail rental growth expected to top Asia-Pacific markets on return of mainland Chinese tourists
Hong Kong is expected to be the best-performing retail rental market in Asia-Pacific this year, according to CBRE. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Spain ends compulsory use of face masks on public transport
Health minister hails ‘important step towards normality’ as country eases anti-Covid measure The use of face masks has ceased to be compulsory on public transport in Spain, bringing an end…
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Hong Kong loses status as most attractive city in China for East Asian expats, falls several spots below Taipei in liveability ranking
Hong Kong was placed 92 in 2022 ranking of more than 500 cities by global human resources consultancy, falling several spots below Taipei. Read the original article at South China…
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Jewish group and MPs urge GB News to stop indulging conspiracy theories
Fears antisemitic tropes are being spread after host Neil Oliver discusses plan to impose ‘one-world government’ The UK’s leading Jewish organisation and a group of MPs have called on GB…
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‘We just want to live in a normal world’: China’s young protesters speak out, and disappear
‘Blank Paper movement’ decrying government policies rekindles dissent after Xi Jinping’s decade of iron-fisted crackdowns Cao Zhixin was an ordinary young woman with no political ambition, but a fateful decision…
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Covid ‘shaming’ shifted focus from UK government failures, study says
Creating conditions in which people suffered shame and stigma was ‘cynical’ tactic to steer attention away from errors, says study Creating an environment in which individuals and marginalised groups were…
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Fifth Covid vaccine for Australian adults to roll out later this month
Omicron-specific dose will be available for over-18s who have not had a booster or a confirmed coronavirus case in past six months Follow our Australia news live blog for the…
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Hey big spenders! China’s richest consumers will keep splashing out on luxury goods even as economy slumps, Bain says
China’s wealthiest consumers will continue to splurge on expensive bags and watches as the economy reopens, even as middle-class shoppers refrain from buying big-ticket items, unnerved by worries about their…
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Victoria police withdraw charges against Black Lives Matter protesters
Meriki Onus and Crystal McKinnon had been accused of breaching the chief health officer’s Covid directions by arranging a protest in Melbourne in 2020 Follow our Australia news live blog…