COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Japan starts vaccine roll-out; Auckland lockdown ends despite two new cases
Japan on Wednesday began Covid-19 vaccinations, starting with an initial group of 40,000 health workers before expanding the roll-out to the elderly and people with pre-existing medical conditions.The first shots…
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Are Hong Kong’s restaurants ready for eased Covid-19 curbs? 100,000 staff to be tested, operators see app rule as recipe for conflict
Hong Kong’s beleaguered catering sector is gearing up for the resumption of evening dine-in services on Thursday with more than 100,000 workers lining up for mandatory Covid-19 tests.Some business owners…
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Coronavirus Victoria: Covid lockdown rules and Vic restrictions explained
Victorian premier Dan Andrews has announced the end of a snap five-day lockdown in response to the Melbourne hotel Covid outbreak. For what reasons can you leave home? Is mask-wearing…
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Coronavirus: can Hong Kong law enforcers access data on city’s official Covid-19 contact-tracing app?
Law enforcers with court warrants could access data from Hong Kong’s Covid-19 risk exposure app for crime detection purposes, according to security and legal experts, despite officials stressing it would…
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Why the Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble is key in adapting to a ‘new normal’
Over the last seven days, the average daily number of untraceable cases of Covid-19 in Hong Kong has fallen below five. This should mark the start of efforts to launch…
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Vanishing act: absent mainland Chinese shoppers, closed stores turn Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui East into Covid-19 ghost town
Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui East is a pale shadow of the bustling shopping and eating hub it was before the Covid-19 pandemic arrived and changed everything.Gone are the crowds…
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New coronavirus cases down 16 per cent last week, says World Health Organization
The number of new cases of Covid-19 reported worldwide fell by 16 per cent last week to 2.7 million, the World Health Organization said.The number of new deaths reported also…
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QCovid: how improved algorithm can identify more higher-risk adults
Analysis: new tool factors in socio-economic backgrounds and those with multiplicity of health problems Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The shielding list in England is about…
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Coronavirus live: Dutch government to appeal against ruling to end curfews; Norway eases measures in capital area
Dutch ministers ask court to suspend its verdict until an appeal is heard; local authorities in Norway now to decide whether to have local restrictions Dutch court orders government to…
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UK Covid: 799 more deaths and 10,625 new cases reported; Scottish schools in phased return from Monday – as it happened
Latest government data shows 15,576,107 have received first vaccine dose; Scotland’s first minister sets out details of plan to reopen classrooms Schools in Scotland to begin phased return from Monday…