COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong goes ahead with quarantine requirements for aircrew over aviation industry’s objections
Hong Kong is pressing ahead with a stringent 14-day quarantine requirement for aircrew members, but airlines have a two-week grace period before the new measure is enforced.The new rules take…
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Coronavirus: Cambodia becomes latest country to sign up for Chinese vaccines as Brazil looks to buy 20 million more doses
Cambodia will become the latest country to use Chinese Covid-19 vaccines despite persistent doubts over their effectiveness.On Friday it also emerged that Brazil was in talks to buy another 20…
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How Covid could be the ‘long overdue’ shake-up needed by the aid sector
Analysis: as need outstrips funding, experts are making the case for overhauling ‘old-fashioned’ donor-recipient narratives Coronavirus – latest updates Read more in the series: The return of extreme poverty This…
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Coronavirus: nine Britons charged over Singapore yacht party; cases in Tokyo may have jumped nine-fold
Nine Britons could face jail in Singapore after being charged on Friday with breaking coronavirus rules over a party on a yacht where revellers danced in swimwear and Santa hats.Images…
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US coronavirus death toll passes 450,000
Coronavirus deaths in the United States surpassed 450,000 on Thursday, and daily deaths remain stubbornly high at more than 3,000 a day, despite falling infections and the arrival of multiple…
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Coronavirus: angry Malaysians slam ‘confusing’ Lunar New Year social distancing rules
Malaysia’s Covid-19 protocols for Lunar New Year celebrations amid a lockdown to contain the pandemic has attracted criticism and jokes online – even from within the ruling government.The standard operating…
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Pandemic leaves Hong Kong’s ‘Ginza-style’ retail towers half empty as bars, restaurants struggle for survival
Landlords of Hong Kong’s “Ginza-style” high-rises are struggling to retain tenants as restaurants and bars – normally their bread and butter – battle to stay afloat during the pandemic.Four such…
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Hong Kong’s troubled Ocean Park: time to let the government run the show
Hong Kong has gone through two chaotic years, roiled first by social unrest and then a global pandemic. The city’s economy is at a standstill, not just for private businesses…
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China’s coronavirus testing ‘overkill’ gives economy a shot in the arm, with huge windfall for industry
A knock at the door jarred Susan Li out of bed on a chilly morning in Beijing last month.“Nucleic acid test,” proclaimed the woman outside Li’s home. And then her…
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Coronavirus: France’s Emmanuel Macron warns of Chinese vaccine risks
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday about the lack of information about China’s coronavirus vaccines, saying they might even encourage the development of variants if they are not effective.Speaking to…