COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus weighs heavy on Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year flower markets, as florists report wilting sales
Sales at Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year flower markets have plummeted, according to florists who are lamenting the impact of coronavirus crowd-control measures and lower footfall.Some growers reported their takings…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: officials defend tougher testing regime as three more lockdowns ordered, and weigh legal action against pregnant woman who evaded quarantine
Large crowds continued to flock to Hong Kong’s shopping malls and markets over the weekend even as health authorities appealed for more social distancing and defended a tougher Covid-19 testing…
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Workout equipment rental for people in quarantine an opportunity too good to pass up for hotels, gyms, and a nimble entrepreneur
Given the restrictions being imposed on people around the world during the Covid-19 pandemic, it can be difficult to stick to a regular fitness regime.Doing so at home is hard…
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‘To heck with coronavirus’: Asian weddings back on, in sickness and in health
From 1,000 guests to 20. Farah Hani and Khairul Anuar were ready to get married in 2020, having prepared for their big day more than a year in advance. Covid-19…
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Coronavirus: Britain plans to tax firms that have profited from pandemic
Britain plans to tax retailers and tech companies whose profits have soared during the Covid-19 pandemic, The Sunday Times reported, citing leaked emails.The government has summoned companies to discuss how…
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Coronavirus: unwilling to wait for UN programme, poorer countries are seeking their own vaccines
With coronavirus cases still climbing, Honduras got tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations programme, so the small Central American country struck out on its own, securing…
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Coronavirus live: 10 people die of Covid after care home outbreak in Fife; Netherlands cases surpass 1m
Worcestershire begins surge testing for South African Covid variant When Britain might start reopening Surgeon joins fight against vaccine hesitancy among BAME communities Fourth Covid case linked to New Zealand…
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Family’s lockdown adaptation of Total Eclipse of the Heart goes viral – video
A family from Kent who shared a video of their living room performance of a third lockdown-themed Totally Fixed Where We Are has gone viral. Ben and Danielle Marsh and…
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Worcestershire begins surge testing for South African Covid variant
Adults in some postcodes told to get tests after ‘small number’ of cases detected in area Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People are queueing up outside…
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Covid-19: China approves Sinovac vaccine for general public use
The Chinese authorities have given conditional approval for the general public use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech, the company said on Saturday.The approval is based on results…