COVID-19 Updates
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Why has China’s zero-Covid U-turn sparked so much public resentment?
The “infection tsunami” sweeping the country after an abrupt pivot away from its zero-Covid strategy has plunged millions into despair. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Finding the courage to criticise Covid-19 injustice in China
Amid China’s pandemic turmoil in 2022, many turned to platforms like WeChat to vent their frustration. As a Chinese living in the UK, I feel fortunate, and guilty, to have…
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Wales coroner rules nurses’ Covid deaths as industrial disease
Gareth Roberts, 65, and Domingo David, 63, most likely to have caught virus from colleagues or patients The deaths of two nurses from Covid-19 in the early days of the…
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BBC criticised for letting cardiologist ‘hijack’ interview with false Covid jab claim
Aseem Malhotra’s ‘misguided’ views linking some Covid vaccines to excess heart disease deaths should not have aired, say experts The BBC has come under fire from scientists for interviewing a…
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‘Cultural shift’ since pandemic causing attendance crisis in English schools
Teachers say parents are now more reluctant to send children to school or willing to let them stay home Headteachers and school leaders are becoming increasingly worried that a “cultural…
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Chinese flock to Hong Kong to get private Covid booster shots
Travel packages also advertised in Macau as interest grows in mRNA vaccines unavailable on mainland Private services offering Chinese travellers access to mRNA vaccines are attracting droves of mainlanders to…
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I have seen how top-down solutions condemn the world’s poorest to eternal poverty | Anthony Kalulu
A western-led approach has failed to remedy the problem. Maybe, post-pandemic, a new focus on the poor is needed In 2020, many people said the world must not “go back…
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Hundreds of Hongkongers queue for hours to get free tickets as Macau giveaway begins
City’s hotels already at 63 per cent occupancy over Lunar New Year period. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Ending ‘zero-Covid’ policy will bring pain but put China on road to normality
China’s abrupt reversal after years of strict pandemic controls caught many by surprise, including local officials and the healthcare system. While there is much concern as the new approach takes…
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Hong Kong Tourism Board to offer visitors vouchers for transport, meals and goods at designated shops as part of a HK$100 million promotional campaign
Offers part of board’s HK$100 million promotional campaign to revive travel after lifting Covid-related curbs. Read the original article at South China Morning Post