COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus recovery: China’s prudent monetary policy shows where smart money is
Part of the art of investing is knowing what the crowd will do before the crowd itself knows, and acting accordingly. China’s economic rebound from Covid-19 may still be uneven,…
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Coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern hits back as Trump says New Zealand has ‘big surge’
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday slapped down US President Donald Trump’s talk of an out-of-control coronavirus “surge” in New Zealand as “patently wrong”.She expressed dismay after Trump…
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Coronavirus: as infectious strain D614G spreads in Malaysia and Philippines, should we be worried?
A new strain of the coronavirus, believed to be more infectious than the original strain from Wuhan in China, has been showing up in parts of Asia.Known as D614G, the…
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Hong Kong reports 36 new Covid-19 cases, as one more patient dies and expert urges targeted measures at venues where people take off masks
Hong Kong confirmed 36 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, extending the city’s run of fewer than 100 daily infections to a 16th straight day.But another elderly person succumbed to the…
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2020 Democratic convention: Michelle Obama urges Americans to dump Trump in scathing attack
Democrats unleashed sharp attacks on US President Donald Trump as the party opened its virtual convention on Monday with a range of speakers including four moderate Republicans and Bernie Sanders,…
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Coronavirus latest: New Zealand says no cases linked to frozen imports; Australia’s second wave traced to Melbourne hotels
New Zealand on Tuesday ruled out the possibility that a coronavirus outbreak in Auckland city came from frozen food items or freight, as 13 new cases were recorded.Investigations suggested the…
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Now is the time for Hongkongers to upgrade to a bigger, better flat as coronavirus makes work-from-home the new norm
Many of us are currently re-evaluating the way we live and work. As Hong Kong, like much of the world, wrestles with a third wave of coronavirus, the city has…
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Communications Graphics
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Monitoring and Evaluation Action Guide: Wearing Masks as a COVID-19 Community Mitigation Strategy
This action guide is developed to help evaluators, program implementers, and policy makers monitor and evaluate wearing masks as a community mitigation strategy. This is not meant for healthcare settings.…
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Hilton, Country Garden to roll out 1,000 hotels in mainland China over 10 years in largest deal for US hotel chain
Hilton, once part of the investment portfolio of HNA Group, is tweaking its strategy in mainland China by targeting domestic long-stay guests amid a slump in international travel brought on…