COVID-19 Updates
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Market expectations of a pivot on China’s zero-Covid policy are based on little but hope
The exuberance with which markets reacted to even hints of China easing its pandemic controls shows how desperate investors are for good news. Just as with expectations of the US…
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Ordinary noises fill me with rage – then I got a neighbour so loud they can only be a fancy horse | Rebecca Shaw
My ears blocked and I felt something unimaginable – I wished I could hear them! Overall, I don’t have too many positive things to say about the coronavirus thus far.…
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China’s zero-Covid policy adding to fiscal debt woes as lab suspends testing services
A laboratory suspended coronavirus testing in Xuchang, Henan province, having earlier complained about high costs, with some cities in western and central China having already asked residents to start paying…
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Chinese companies sign US$73.5 billion of deals at CIIE despite fewer foreign exhibitors and visitors
The value of deals signed during the six-day China International Import Expo in Shanghai rose 3.9 per cent year on year to US$73.5 billion. There were 100 fewer exhibitors and…
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Hong Kong gives arrivals freer rein to move around in latest relaxation of Covid travel curbs
Inbound travellers subject to government’s ‘0+3’ entry scheme will be allowed to visit venues offering mask-on activities from November 17. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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WHO reports 90 per cent drop in world Covid-19 deaths since February
WHO official says the coronavirus outbreak is ‘still a pandemic, and it’s still circulating quite rampantly around the world’. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Queensland raises Covid alert level as summer wave hits eastern states
State recommends return of mask-wearing in high-risk settings as new data shows a 40% spike in NSW cases and hospitalisations Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong may allow tour groups special access to showcase events as city further embraces return to normality
Rugby Sevens and Art Basel fair are type of events being considered for exemptions, government source says. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Chinese freight carriers fear further price declines when new container ships take to the seas next year
Ocean shipping rates for goods leaving China are likely to fall next year when freight operators take delivery of new vessels, according to carriers at a major trade fair in…
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Australia politics live news: supermarkets must ‘step up’ on plastics recycling, Tanya Plibersek says; eSafety commissioner warns Musk about Twitter layoffs
The environment minister says Coles and Woolworths should do more after the collapse of REDCycle. Follow live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast…