COVID-19 Updates
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PPE Medpro: UK government launches action to recover £122m
DHSC also seeking to recover costs of storing and disposing of gowns supplied by firm Michelle Mone recommended to ministers UK politics live – latest news updates The UK government…
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Was 2022 the year that Australia came to terms with Covid? And what does 2023 hold?
New antivirals, more research on long Covid and, hopefully, treatments: Experts say we’re now in a ‘totally different era’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get…
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Singapore doctors expect more PCR testing as China eases Covid measures
One clinic said there had already been a 15-20 per cent increase in demand since mid-November, much of it from Chinese people returning home. Read the original article at South…
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After China’s Covid backflip, megacity urges people with mild symptoms to keep going to work
Last month, Chongqing reported over 80,000 infections, now authorities say PCR testing is not needed to enter most public places. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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China’s cities fall quiet amid warning of three Covid waves over winter
Chief epidemiologist says China is in the first of an expected three waves of Covid cases, despite official figures showing low numbers Streets in major Chinese cities were eerily quiet…
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Swire Properties, Hongkong Land say businesses will refocus on city as Covid-19 curbs end, mainland China border reopens
Global businesses will refocus on Hong Kong as more Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed while an expected reopening of the border with mainland China helps retain its hub status, some commercial…
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6 New Year’s resolutions for John Lee as Hong Kong navigates stormy waters
From the economy, exiting Covid-19 and restoring public finances to healing the 2019 rifts, rebuilding tourism and easing rhetoric against foreign provocations, Hong Kong is counting on Lee for a…
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Call for wealth tax as UK billionaire numbers up by 20% since pandemic
‘Sudden explosion of billionaire wealth’ at the expense of the rest of society is ‘grossly unjust’, says Equality Trust The number of UK billionaires has increased by a fifth since…
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‘No ibuprofen, no aspirin, absolutely nothing’: China’s Covid patients feel the pain of drugs shortage
Authorities and big pharmaceuticals have sought to allay concerns, saying all hands are on deck to ease the problem. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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The Guardian view on singing in groups: hitting the right notes | Editorial
Singing together is good for our health and happiness. We should do all we can to support it Hark – it’s not just herald angels singing. From choirs in care…