COVID-19 Updates
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‘Power to the people’: Hong Kong can cope with any Covid surge, says health chief after most pandemic curbs are lifted
Residents were out in force enjoying their new-found freedom a day after substantial easing of curbs was announced. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: time to ‘hand over responsibility and power’ to Hongkongers in fight against Covid, health chief says amid eased curbs
Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau assures public that rising caseloads will not overwhelm healthcare system. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: as China reopens borders, which countries are rolling out new travel restrictions?
The US, Japan, India and Italy are among the handful of nations tightening measures for visitors from the world’s second-biggest economy amid fears of new Covid wave. Read the original…
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Rural China races to boost medical facilities ahead of expected Covid surge
Poorly resourced regional hospitals brace for flood of cases during upcoming lunar new year holiday as infections soar China’s sprawling and thinly resourced countryside was racing to beef up its…
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Australia will not require travellers from China to provide negative Covid test
Chief medical officer does not rule out future border restrictions but says community has high immunity to current variants Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Australia…
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Australia says no change to Covid-19 entry rules for travellers from China
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government will continue to monitor the impact of Covid in Australia as well as around the world. Read the original article at South China…
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Hong Kong’s catering, tourism operators hope double-digit growth on the menu after 3 starved years of Covid restrictions
Some face ‘happy problem’ of finding enough staff to fill roles as trade picks up after most pandemic controls lifted. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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China’s travel sector shows signs of recovery as Covid-19 rules ease, but turbulence far from over
Businesses in China’s travel sector are seeing a recovery in bookings and flights, but with the pandemic still raging in the country, a full recovery in consumption is far from…
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US to require arrivals from China to provide negative Covid test
Other countries including Italy have taken similar steps after Beijing’s rollback of ‘zero-Covid’ policies led to surge in cases The US has announced all travellers from China must provide a…
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The Guardian view on pandemic recovery: we have only just begun | Editorial
The true costs of Covid – at both a personal and social level – are becoming clearer. What happened to building back better? Three years after a new coronavirus began…