COVID-19 Updates
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The ‘super-driven’ ex-TalkTalk chief behind England’s track-and-trace scheme
The ex-TalkTalk chief executive Dido Harding is facing one of the biggest moments in her eventful career, as she leads the government’s new track-and-trace programme upon which the country’s path…
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An orderly return to normal best for Hong Kong
Hong Kong is gradually returning to normal. Transit services at the airport will resume from Monday, schools are reopening in phases and more entertainment venues are back in business.They are…
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Africa’s young and rural population may limit spread and severity of coronavirus, study says
Millions of Africans may be infected by the coronavirus in coming months, but the continent’s young and rural population may help limit the spread and severity, a new report says.A…
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Coronavirus latest: US death toll tops 100,000, highest in the world
Unthinkable just four months ago, the United States on Wednesday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, as the pandemic tightened its grip on Latin America.With the European Union…
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Effective test, track and tracing ‘can reduce lost working hours by 50%’
An effective track-and-trace system to prevent a second coronavirus peak will not only save lives, it could reduce the number of working hours lost to illness by as much as…
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WHO launches foundation to broaden donor base to individuals and companies
The World Health Organisation has launched a foundation to help it raise funds from individuals and companies, as the UN agency seeks to broaden its donor base.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director…
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Hong Kong civil servants’ union willing to accept pay freeze amid gloomy economic picture
A leading civil servants’ union in Hong Kong has offered to accept a pay freeze for the next few years as the official committee that studies the pay trend met…
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Coronavirus: Europe announces US$825 billion recovery fund to help countries survive recession
The European Union on Wednesday proposed a €750 billion (US$825 billion) recovery fund to help countries weather a painful recession triggered by the coronavirus and bridge divisions over the conditions…
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Coronavirus: India invites scepticism as it sticks by hydroxychloroquine, Covid-19 ‘treatment’ backed by Trump
The Indian government is courting controversy by continuing to give the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine to health care workers on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus, despite safety…
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Coronavirus US live: cases still increasing in two dozen states amid push to reopen
Republican senator Mitt Romney criticized Trump for attacking Joe Scarborough over a debunked conspiracy theory. In a new tweet, the former presidential candidate said Scarborough was a friend and described…