COVID-19 Updates
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Covid-19 vaccine: what have we learned from Oxford phase one trial?
Phase one human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by researchers at the University of Oxford suggest it triggers two types of immune response, unnamed sources working on the…
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Hollywood delay on film releases amid US coronavirus spikes threatens cinemas’ survival: ‘If we go a year without new movies, it’s over’
The recent surge in Covid-19 cases across the United States has postponed what was already expected to be a slow recovery for the country’s film industry.While drive-ins are doing brisk…
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China job market improves marginally in June, dashing hopes of V-shaped rebound even as economy returns to growth
China’s job market, even by official figures, showed only marginal improvement in June with one out of five people in their early 20s being unemployed, despite a sharp second quarter…
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China reopens cinemas for second time in further sign economy is recovering from coronavirus
China announced on Thursday that it will allow most of the cinemas in the country to reopen again from next week, although they must still follow strict guidelines.In the latest…
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Anger in Japan as US army bases report mounting Covid-19 outbreak
An escalating Covid-19 outbreak at American bases in Okinawa has seen 136 US military personnel and dependents infected so far, with the governor of the southern Japanese island complaining that…
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UK’s hidden problem of rising unemployment may soon be exposed
The chancellor could be forgiven for checking the jobs data and considering himself satisfied. Not much changed in the headline figures and that is what he would expect after putting…
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Hong Kong third wave: ‘about 50 new cases’ of coronavirus as health expert urges firms to allow staff to work from home
Hong Kong marked its fourth straight day of reporting about 50 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, a medical source has said, as a leading health expert urged private companies to…
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Australia firms in China say bilateral tensions now a bigger risk than weak economy: survey
For Australian businesses with close China ties, tensions between the two countries pose a more worrisome threat than a slowdown in the Chinese economy, a new survey has found.Although Covid-19…
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Coronavirus latest: Tokyo set for daily record of new cases, Australian economy set back by Melbourne spike
Tokyo is set to report a daily record of over 280 coronavirus cases on Thursday, heightening concerns that the latest infection is spreading in the broader community and set to…
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Coronavirus: no easy way out, even with a vaccine, experts say
The future remains foggy as the coronavirus pandemic charges into the second half of the year, with more than 1 million new infections reported in the past week. But one…