COVID-19 Updates
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Row over Covid curbs on Chinese travellers could be a chance to find common ground
The decision of some countries to impose entry restrictions on Chinese travellers amid a rise in Covid-19 cases in China has upset Beijing. The pandemic in general, and travel in…
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Covid-19: China’s ‘exhausted’ doctors and nurses work long hours for reduced pay
Doctors and nurses in some of China’s public hospitals are facing pay cuts or salary delays amid a surge in coronavirus cases, as local government finances come under extreme strain.…
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Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific warns of HK$7 billion in ballooning losses, aims to reach 70 per cent pre-pandemic capacity by year’s end
Cathay CEO Ronald Lam says strong performance in second half of 2022 was offset by significant deficits from associated companies. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong businesses welcome move to scrap mandatory isolation for Covid patients but want more done to revive tourism
Scrapping PCR tests for cross-border travel would do more to boost lagging tourism numbers, says Fanny Yeung, executive director of city’s Travel Industry Council. Read the original article at South…
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Xi’s authority dented by sudden Covid U-turn but iron grip on power is undimmed
Analysts say Xi has consolidated power so successfully that he is in effect the Communist party. With no opposition, it doesn’t matter if he makes mistakes Just a few months…
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Thousands at risk of heart attacks due to Covid disruption, experts warn
Patients in England, Scotland and Wales missed out on starting blood pressure-lowering drugs, British Heart Foundation says Thousands of people are at risk of avoidable heart attacks and strokes, experts…
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China announces lunar new year censorship crackdown to silence Covid ‘rumours’
Plan to target ‘gloomy sentiments’ across festival period comes as independent health forecasters estimate over 600,000 deaths from Covid Chinese cyber authorities have announced an internet censorship crackdown to ensure…
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Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District pins hopes on mainland Chinese tourists after recording widening losses in 2022
Direct bus line from high-speed rail terminus at West Kowloon to the arts hub among a slew of new initiatives to entice visitors. Read the original article at South China…
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Coronavirus: 1 in 7 Hongkongers vaccinated with 4 shots, expert calls for gradual easing of remaining curbs and for mask mandate to be axed end March
Civil service minister Ingrid Yeung Ho reveals more than 1 million residents have received fourth Covid jab, urges young and elderly to get their shots soon. Read the original article…