COVID-19 Updates
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Hong Kong fourth wave: officials order coronavirus lockdowns in another three areas
Health officials in Hong Kong have for the first time invoked a new, stricter rule to order all workers at an outlet of retail clothing giant Uniqlo to undergo Covid-19…
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Coronavirus: Malaysia’s lockdown extended, Philippines negotiating 178 million vaccine doses
Malaysia’s government on Tuesday extended a lockdown and broad movement restrictions by two weeks, as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with a surge in coronavirus infections that has pushed the…
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Hong Kong retail sales plunge by record 24.3 per cent amid pandemic in 2020, marking worst performance since records began
Hong Kong retail sales plunged by a record 24.3 per cent year on year for 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic dampened consumer sentiment and kept big-spending tourists away.Provisional figures released…
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Hong Kong’s minimum wage to remain unchanged at HK$37.50 an hour
Hong Kong’s statutory minimum wage will be frozen at HK$37.50 (US$4.84) an hour, the government has announced, citing a struggling economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic.The decision, which marked the…
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Coronavirus: WHO-led team visits animal health centre in China in search for virus origins
A team of investigators led by the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived on Tuesday at an animal health facility in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in the search for…
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‘We felt dead without bars’: coffee shops reopen, visitors return to Vatican and Colosseum as Italy eases harsh Covid-19 measures
The familiar tinkling of ceramic cups and chatter returned to coffee bars across most of Italy on Monday, as rigid Covid-19 restrictions were eased.After severe curbs over the Christmas and…
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Coronavirus: deadliest month in US ends with signs of progress in pandemic battle
The deadliest month yet of the coronavirus outbreak in the US drew to a close with certain signs of progress: Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations are plummeting, while vaccinations are picking…
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Does India really have a handle on the coronavirus, after all the dire predictions?
Just days after India marked a year since its first reported Covid-19 case, the country seems to be hurtling into the light after a long spell inside a dark tunnel.…
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Hong Kong officials warn of forced entry into Covid-19 lockdown flats, city confirms 25 new infections
Hong Kong officials have warned they are prepared to seek court approval for breaking into flats under Covid-19 lockdown where occupants refuse to be tested, after the city’s leader decried…
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Resilience of US student housing market sees GSA acquiring assets spread over 19 cities in 18 states
Student accommodation may have been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic as universities switched to classes online due to coronavirus restrictions, but that has not stopped deal making in the…