COVID-19 Updates
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Property agent Midland posts worst interim results in four years as Hong Kong market hammered by coronavirus, social unrest
Midland Holdings, one of Hong Kong’s largest property agents, lost HK$24.3 million (US$3.1 million) in the first half, a reversal of the HK$94 million profit it reported a year ago…
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Football was fine in its biosecure bubbles – now it’s not looking so simple | Paul Wilson
Now the pandemic-interrupted 2019-20 season is over and a new one is ready to start, it is easy to believe some sort of normality is around the corner, that football…
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What my agonising back pain taught me about coronavirus complacency | Emma Brockes
I was in the upstairs bathroom of the Airbnb, bending down to – there’s no gilding this – wipe the bum of one of my children, when I felt something…
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Coronavirus: nearly 5,800 people arrested for pandemic-related crimes in China
Nearly 5,800 people suspected of killing health workers, selling defective medical equipment and lying about their travel history have been arrested in China for pandemic-related crimes since January, the state…
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Coronavirus: South Korea tightens curbs on cram schools, restaurants; Japan grabs 521 million vaccine doses
South Korea on Friday ordered the closure of thousands of after-school academies and imposed restrictions on cafes and restaurants as coronavirus infections continued to soar despite 12 days of more…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong records 13 new Covid-19 cases as health authorities set up more than 100 booths for mass testing
Hong Kong confirmed 13 new coronavirus cases on Friday as health authorities revealed the locations of more than 100 community Covid-19 screening centres and said they would soon launch the…
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Prioritizing non-healthcare worksite assessments for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Definition of a COVID-19 cluster in a non-healthcare worksite For non-healthcare worksites, a COVID-19 cluster is defined as two or more confirmed or probable cases within the last 14 days with…
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Data Visualization
Close A total of 238 young adult U.S. service members on a naval aircraft carrier tested positive for COVID-19. About 1 in 5 reported no symptoms. During June 24–30, 2020,…
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Coronavirus live news: Tour de France in doubt, WHO to review emergency alert rules
New Zealand’s finance minister, Grant Robertson, who is giving today’s press briefing, said Auckland is still on track to move down alert levels on Sunday, as testing has occurred in…
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Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria records 113 new Covid cases and 12 deaths
We’re expecting Daniel Andrews to step up any minute now. Chant said there was also a new case diagnosed in a person who had “spent some time in the Victorian…