COVID-19 Updates
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Information for Laboratories about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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UK passes 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths, Europe’s worst hit
Europe’s most powerful countries urged the European Union to better prepare for the next pandemic as the number of suspected and confirmed deaths from coronavirus in Britain passed the grim…
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Coronavirus drives Southeast Asia digitalisation push, raising jobs fears
Third-generation greengrocer Al Hafiz Abdul Rashid was struggling to keep his business afloat after Malaysia entered a period of partial coronavirus lockdown in March. With shops shut and residents staying…
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China’s factory prices continued to fall in May, but consumer inflation slowed
China’s manufacturing sector continued to suffer from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in May, as data released on Wednesday showed factory gate prices plunged at a faster pace last…
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Eight out of 10 Asia-Pacific hotels had to close at peak of coronavirus pandemic, Colliers estimates
Eight out of 10 hotels in Asia-Pacific had to temporarily close down at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in the first three months of the year, according to property…
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Hong Kong developers rush sales as buying momentum builds, while city enjoys lull before security law storm
Hong Kong developers are expected to price their new projects at lower levels as they rush to capture a revival in buying interest as the government eases measures to control…
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‘Epidemic stopped’: results in from second Chinese city to do mass coronavirus tests
A Chinese health expert helping oversee coronavirus control efforts in a northeastern Chinese city at the centre of an outbreak has declared the emergency over after mass testing revealed a…
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If South Korea is beating the coronavirus, why are so many of its people staying home?
South Korea is widely seen as a success story when it comes to combating the coronavirus.As recently as the end of February it was among the worst-hit nations in the…
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Give Hong Kong’s poor high-speed internet to help bridge the digital divide
Helping the poor in Hong Kong involves more than handing out masks. With 31.9 per cent of Hongkongers suffering from a range of chronic illnesses, for example, it makes Covid-19…
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Coronavirus confusion reigns as World Health Organisation scrambles advice about masks and asymptomatic spread
It is an issue that has been argued about for months, both by experts and by people strolling through parks all over the world: can people who do not feel…