COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee tests negative on day 6 of quarantine
City leader urges residents to get vaccinated to protect themselves from infection and serious symptoms. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: online bookings for BioNTech’s new Omicron-specific vaccine to open in Hong Kong on Sunday, with jabs available from Thursday
Experts recommend bivalent dose as a fourth jab for residents who have already been triple-vaccinated. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Gloomy Christmas? Hong Kong restaurants brace for squeeze as tourists stay away, patrons leave town
More Hong Kong residents planning to travel during festive season as overseas destinations open up Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Thai tour group to Hong Kong deserves ‘Tourist of the Year’ medals after eating meal boxes for 3 days
The group, who had to eat meal boxes for three days of a four-day trip and still described it as ‘very good’, should be showered with free air tickets and…
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Is China underestimating its Covid-19 numbers in its latest outbreak?
Public health experts believe scale of latest surge could be obscured by non-reporting of positive rapid test results and other factors. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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PPE Medpro declines to say how it would repay millions if told to do so
Government is seeking to recoup money from Michelle Mone-linked firm after gowns rejected as unusable The company awarded large government personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts after an introduction by the…
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Coronavirus: European firms call for exit plan, vaccination roll-out to end China’s ‘dire’ Covid curbs
The European Chamber of Commerce in China sent an open letter to the mayor of Beijing calling for a clear road map to exit the ‘overzealous’ implementation of zero-Covid and…
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China’s coronavirus-induced economic slowdown forces local governments to slash spending
Several local governments in China have recently revised down their revenue targets for the year, citing the country’s property market slump, tumbling tax takes and Covid-19 disruptions as key reasons.…
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Australia’s fourth Covid wave likely to peak before Christmas, experts say
Rate of hospitalisations and infections ‘starting to taper’ in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon…
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‘Sickening, shameful, unforgivable’: MPs condemn Michelle Mone PPE firm revelations – video
MPs reacted with outrage following the growing controversy over a PPE company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone after the Guardian reported that Mone referred the company to Tory ministers…