COVID-19 Updates
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‘Sexist policies’: mothers struggle to return to work amid lack of childcare
Caroline Nowak is among thousands of parents who cannot find a summer holiday club for her child, a 10-year-old boy, and will be forced to continue juggling her job and…
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Hong Kong third wave: mainland China again vows Covid-19 help for city in cabinet-level talks
Cabinet-level health authorities from mainland China on Friday pledged in a four-way meeting to help Hong Kong fight its worsening Covid-19 crisis, if necessary, with the city recording a new…
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Coronavirus: Lancet says scapegoating China for pandemic ‘not constructive’
Prestigious scientific journal The Lancet has praised aspects of China’s response to Covid-19, while pushing back against political rhetoric blaming the country for the pandemic.An editorial published on Friday for…
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Hong Kong third wave: landlord sues to evict new Covid-19 testing facility in Tai Po, claiming they were misled in rental agreement
A private laboratory that has spent the past 10 days helping the Hong Kong government conduct Covid-19 tests for high-risk groups is facing eviction after its landlord took legal action…
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson calls anti-vaxxers ‘nuts’, warns of second spike
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he thought the country would be through the coronavirus crisis by mid-2021 but feared there may be a second spike that could…
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China’s economic recovery from coronavirus impact set to signal dialing back of monetary stimulus measures
China has started to ease up on the emergency monetary measures it used to support its economy in response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to analysts.Having avoided a recession with…
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‘Untouchables’: how India’s coronavirus testers risk both infection and discrimination
Since March this year, Anil Gautam, a phlebotomist and swab technician, has changed into about 10 personal protective equipment (PPE) suits each day as he tests for new coronavirus cases…
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Earnings season will tell if stock market optimism is justified
The sharp contrast between stock markets marching higher in the face of increasingly bleak headlines and economic carnage from the virus has been bewildering.To wit, global equity markets fell by…
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Hong Kong third wave: China’s top health body pledges to support Covid-19 fight as city confirms another record-high 123 infections
China’s cabinet-level health policymaker pledged “all necessary support” for Hong Kong to fight an escalating Covid-19 crisis as the city confirmed another record-high 123 Covid-19 infections on Friday, and officials…
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