COVID-19 Updates
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Getting Covid-19 more than once raises risk of heart, lung and other physical problems, US study says
Scientists warn that ‘every reinfection contributes additional risk’ and says people should focus on preventing illness. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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‘We need to leave. Now’. How we strolled out of Covid-hit Shanghai art fair, dodging lockdown and quarantine, and feasted like it was our last supper
‘We need to leave. Now,’ a gallerist friend said as I walked around a Shanghai art fair, a day after Covid had shut another fair. Minutes later, it too was…
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‘We’re in a trauma together’: Americans need therapy – but psychologists are booked
A study finds that six in 10 have no space for new patients. Therapists address the surge and how to tackle it At a time when it feels like the…
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China eased Covid-19 and property policies to stave off market panic, but not for long
Beijing has sought to raise investor confidence in China’s economy with support for cash-strapped property firms and a tweaking of its zero-Covid stance. Yet these loosening measures do not represent…
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Teal, spicy cough and bachelor’s handbag: the contenders for Macquarie Dictionary’s 2022 word of the year
Covid, Australian politics and online culture are dominant influences on this year’s shortlist Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails,…
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Global Impact: Zero-Covid’s liabilities adding up after Foxconn factory disruptions hit iPhone shipments
In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we looks at how China’s zero-Covid policy recently claimed another victim as scenes from the world’s largest iPhone factory grabbed headlines around…
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Don’t chase China market rebound as weak foundation attracts stock bears, JPMorgan says
Investors should not chase high-flying Chinese stocks as market fundamentals are still weak despite hopes for a pivot in Beijing’s zero-Covid policy, JPMorgan Private Bank says. Read the original article…
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China reports first Covid death for six months as Beijing cases rise
An 87-year-old man died in the capital over the weekend and officials have called for residents to avoid ‘non-imperative’ travel China reported the death of an 87-year-old man in Beijing…
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Investors shouldn’t consider China ‘risky terrain’ as mainland economy will bounce back after Covid-19, AllianzGI CEO says
Investors shouldn’t see China as ‘risky terrain’, and now is the time to make a long-term investment there, says the head of AllianzGI, one of Europe’s biggest asset managers. Read…
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Government ‘must not politicise Covid memorial plans’
Ministers warned not to put political spin on plans to commemorate UK’s experience of pandemic The government must not politicise plans to memorialise the Covid-19 pandemic, the chair of the…