COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong bankruptcies for May the worst since 2003 Sars epidemic, as experts paint dour picture of road ahead
Hong Kong has reported the biggest monthly surge in personal bankruptcies since the 2003 Sars epidemic, with experts warning the worst is yet to come as the Covid-19 crisis takes…
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Coronavirus was in Italy in December, waste water study finds
The coronavirus was already present in two large cities in northern Italy in December, over two months before the first case was detected, a national health institute study of waste…
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HSBC comes out fighting against ‘groundless’ rumours targeting its China business
After a series of attacks by Chinese media and netizens on HSBC’s business culminating in one report suggesting it may be forced to exit the world’s second-biggest economy, the bank…
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Air travel during the pandemic: what should I know – and how safe is it?
As countries around the world gradually allow businesses to reopen, domestic and international air travel is also restarting. China and US, the world’s two largest air travel markets, for example,…
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The 12% rise in UK retail spending should come with note of caution
On the face of it, the 12% jump in retail spending last month fits with the notion that the economy will bounce back quickly from Covid-19 once the lockdown restrictions…
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How coronavirus has created a new split in American life
When Carol Zernial passes by Mexican restaurants and grocery stores in San Antonio, Texas, they seem packed, with “literally no parking places”. But she hasn’t been tempted to dine out,…
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Why have coronavirus deaths in India suddenly shot up?
India’s coronavirus death toll has increased by more than 25 per cent to nearly 12,600 in the past week and with pressure mounting on local authorities over allegations of undercounting,…
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L’amour is in the air again as French kissing returns on-screen
Actors have started kissing again on French film shoots, the country’s culture minister has said. Franck Riester said kissing had resumed on sets where the actors had been tested for…
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Covid-19: what kind of face mask gives the best protection against coronavirus?
Does it matter what sort of mask you wear? Yes. Different types of mask offer different levels of protection. Surgical grade N95 respirators offer the highest level of protection against…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong marks sixth day without local Covid-19 infection but adds three imported cases, health authorities say
Hong Kong recorded no locally transmitted Covid-19 cases for the sixth day in a row on Friday but added three imported ones, according to health authorities, bringing the city’s tally…