COVID-19 Updates
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Zero-Covid pivot puts Shanghai’s small businesses on emotional roller-coaster as curbs loosened, infections surge
China is unmistakably reopening its economy by rolling back some of the toughest anti-pandemic measures. Small businesses in Shanghai are not entirely sure if this policy pivot is all good…
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Why China’s ‘zero-Covid’ upheaval holds both promise and peril for the country’s future
The good news for the Chinese people is that the recent protests were dispersed with little bloodshed and the end of pandemic restrictions is finally in sight. The bad news…
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Economists hail end to zero Covid in China but huge human toll is feared
Low rate of vaccination of elderly and a lack of natural immunity mean country may be in for a bumpy ride Beijing’s abrupt dismantling of zero-Covid controls has been welcomed…
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Coronavirus: prices may come down in Hong Kong as cross-border truck drivers given green light for direct pickups in mainland China
Starting Monday, truck drivers will no longer need to hand over vehicles to mainland counterparts and will instead be allowed to provide point-to-point service. Read the original article at South…
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Australia news live: Mike Baird named Cricket Australia chief; MPs’ Pacific islands tour to show bipartisan support
Baird will take over as the organisation’s boss from February. A new TV rights deal and pay agreement with players loom as significant challenges in the next year. Follow the…
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Matt Hancock, hero of the pandemic? NHS staff would laugh if it weren’t a tragedy | Rachel Clarke
In a new book, the former health secretary blames everyone but himself for Covid. It’s disgusting ‘Matt Hancock unleashed.” It’s a potent image and one, I suspect, we all could…
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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee says quarantine-free travel to mainland China next year ‘very realistic possibility’
City leader John Lee says talks with mainland officials over easing of cross-border Covid-19 restrictions have restarted. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Masking could fight the ‘tripledemic’, experts say. Will anyone listen?
Masks can feel like a thing of the past in the US – but experts are once again advising them as Covid, flu and RSV surge simultaneously ƒMasking can feel…
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No festive cheer: Hong Kong factory owners bemoan shrinking year-end exports as inflation, recession bite
Intermittent factory closures in mainland China have hit output, taking their toll on exports too. Read the original article at South China Morning Post