COVID-19 Updates
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Disquiet mounts as Hong Kong government plans to use schools and stadiums for mass Covid-19 screening
Over 20 government schools and stadiums are among the more than 100 sites that will be used for Hong Kong’s universal Covid-19 testing, as some people say there has been…
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‘Australia is Brutus, China is Caesar’: envoy likens coronavirus inquiry call to Shakespearean betrayal
China’s No 2 diplomat in Australia has called for mutual respect between the countries to avoid a rift that could “hurt millions”, quoting Shakespeare as he likened Canberra’s push for…
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Coronavirus UK map: Covid confirmed cases and deaths today
Please note: these are government figures on numbers of confirmed cases – some people who report symptoms are not being tested, and are not included in these counts. Coronavirus has…
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New US coronavirus cases fall as nearly 1,000 people die each day
The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling – a development experts say most likely reflects more mask-wearing but also insufficient testing – even as the disease…
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Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Palantir files for direct listing with tech IPOs surging
Palantir Technologies, the data-mining company backed by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, broke years of suspense by filing to go public through a direct listing.The Denver-based company applied to list on…
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Coronavirus: South Korea orders striking doctors back to work as new cases surge
South Korea ordered doctors in the Seoul area to return to work on Wednesday as they began a three-day strike in protest of several government proposals, including one to boost…
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Transparent face masks help the deaf read lips and faces amid Covid-19, and help their teachers. They just need to be cheaper
Imagine being deaf and not being able to take your cues from a person speaking to you because a mask shields their mouth. That is why transparent face masks and…
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Facebook adds dedicated shopping section in e-commerce push
Facebook is adding a new shopping section to its main app, part of a broader push to capitalise on the increase in online retail in the midst of the Covid-19…
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Hong Kong third wave: public health experts split on easing social-distancing rules as city confirms 24 new Covid-19 cases
Daily coronavirus infections in Hong Kong rose for a second day in a row to 24 on Wednesday, as medical experts were split over whether the government should relax some…
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To better fight Covid-19, Asia can no longer afford to ignore obesity
With the world’s attention turned toward the coronavirus pandemic, the issue of obesity as a rising burden took a back seat in the first half of the year. Recent research…