COVID-19 Updates
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Australia ends longest economic boom as fires, Covid-19 destroy growth
Australia’s economy contracted in the first three months of the year, setting up an end to a nearly 29-year run without a recession as an even deeper slowdown looms for…
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Interim COVID-19 Contact Tracing Communications Toolkit for Health Departments
This page will be updated as new resources become available. Main Message We all need to work together with health departments to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Contact tracing…
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Coronavirus: China’s services sector returns to growth as economy recovers from pandemic controls
China’s services sector returned to growth last month for the first time since January as the economy recovers from strict coronavirus-induced containment measures, although employment and overseas demand remained weak,…
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Asian economies must coordinate policies and involve China to bounce back from coronavirus, experts say
Coordination among Asian nations is key to steering the global economy toward recovery from the coronavirus crisis, according to former senior government officials and academics in the region.Asian leaders should…
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iPad for 13 US cents: Hong Kong mall operators pull all stops to attract local consumers amid weak spending
If you’re interested in getting an iPad for HK$1 (13 US cents), look no further than East Point City shopping centre in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O district. The catch?…
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Southern hemisphere winter may spur rise in Covid-19 cases, study says
New research in Australia suggests the virus causing the Covid-19 disease spreads faster in lower humidity, supporting concern that the southern hemisphere may see a rise in infections in the…
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Metropolitan Opera artists face uncertain future as coronavirus triggers autumn season cancellation
For the past two months of coronavirus lockdown, Metropolitan Opera singer Abigail Mitchell has used her small upper Manhattan apartment as a temporary studio space.On most days, the soprano enters…
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Stronger action may yet be needed to help revive China economy
Beijing has announced a coronavirus pandemic relief package worth 4 trillion yuan (US$559 billion) to help Chinese businesses cut costs, save jobs and maintain people’s livelihoods. But it is nothing…
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Don’t stand so close to me! England’s new rules of social distancing
From this week the lockdown rules in England have relaxed – groups of up to six can meet in an outdoor space, so long as they stay two metres apart.…
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Screens and one-way systems: UK retailers prepare to reopen
Many non-essential shopping chains are preparing to let customers back into stores as the Covid-19 lockdown eases. Outdoor non-food markets and car showrooms were allowed to reopen from Monday 1…