COVID-19 Updates
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Travel restrictions tightened, so Hong Kong residents, businessmen set off early on Lunar New Year trips to mainland
Thousands of Hong Kong residents have been making their way back to the mainland to be in time for Lunar New Year family reunions, even as Chinese authorities have tightened…
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Hong Kong residents stranded in Britain due to Covid-19 travel ban struggle over six-week journey home
Hong Kong’s ban on travellers from Britain has left hundreds of city residents stranded and facing a costly six-week journey if they want to get back anytime soon.Those desperate to…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: sewage tests for coronavirus to be expanded, aim for ‘gold standard’
A pilot scheme to check sewage in Hong Kong for the presence of the coronavirus will have its screening capacity doubled, after successfully uncovering hidden carriers in two housing blocks.A…
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Pope Francis to have Covid-19 vaccine, saying it is the ethical choice for all
Pope Francis said on Saturday he planned to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as early as next week and urged everyone to get a shot, to protect not only their own…
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Jordan approves emergency use of China’s Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine
Jordan said on Saturday it has approved China’s Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, after giving the Pfizer-BioNTech jab the green light.“Emergency use of the … Sinopharm vaccine against the…
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have received Covid-19 vaccinations, announced Buckingham Palace
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and her husband Philip, both in their nineties, have received vaccinations against Covid-19, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday.“The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have today received…
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Coronavirus live news: US records highest daily increase in cases, Brisbane under lockdown as single case reported in Australia
Shijiazhuang, Hebei’s capital, on alert; US reports 290,000 cases and 3,676 deaths in 24 hours as Australia changes rules for hotel quarantine Pfizer vaccine protects against new Covid variants, study…
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Coronavirus: China ‘ready and open’ for WHO team visit to Wuhan in origin quest
China is “enthusiastic, open and supportive” about a visit to Wuhan by a WHO team to investigate the source of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, a top Chinese health official…
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UK Covid restrictions may be too lax, health experts warn
With infections at record level, government guidance is still enabling too much mixing Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The current national lockdown restrictions could be too…
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Chris Whitty urges people to stay home in new Covid campaign – video
‘Once more, we should all stay home.’ That is the message from England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, in a new coronavirus information campaign that warns the new variant is…