COVID-19 Updates
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Amazon says it risks loss on spending rise for pandemic
Amazon.com chief executive Jeff Bezos normally uses the company’s earnings report to extol the virtues of smart assistant Alexa or the benefits of paid subscription service Prime. On Thursday, he…
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Coronavirus: two new infections end Hong Kong’s five-day streak of no cases amid warning that local contagion threat remains
Hong Kong’s five-day streak of zero coronavirus infections ended on Friday, as two arrivals from Pakistan tested positive, leading health experts to warn more imported cases were expected and local…
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Coronavirus: what is remdesivir and how effective is it against Covid-19?
Remdesivir has been shown to speed up recovery times for patients with Covid-19 in a major US-led trial, becoming the first drug with proven benefit against the disease.Here is what…
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US intelligence says coronavirus was not man-made but theory it leaked from Wuhan lab needs more investigation
The United States national intelligence community said the new coronavirus was not man-made or genetically modified, but it was trying to determine whether the virus might have leaked from a…
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Campaign to send thank you cakes to Hong Kong medical staff fighting coronavirus crowdfunds HK$30,000 in 3 weeks. You can donate to send more
Greg March listened to Hongkongers clapping to show their support for medical staff in the city battling the Covid-19 outbreak and wondered if more could not be done to show…
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Macau casinos report their worst April on record as gross gambling revenue fell more than expected amid coronavirus pandemic
Macau casinos suffered their worst month ever as travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic left the world’s biggest gambling hub struggling with few players and a heavy daily burn of…
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Cholera and coronavirus: why we must not repeat the same mistakes
We log in every day at 7.45am. One by one, we join an array of faces on our screens. We doctors aren’t used to video-conferencing like this, and still greet…
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Coronavirus: Malaysia to reopen economy on May 4, says Muhyiddin
Malaysia is to reopen its economy on May 4, becoming the latest Southeast Asian nation to ease measures aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus, as its focus switches…
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET)
Purpose and Methods Population-based surveillance is the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data on a population in a specified area. COVID-NET is a population-based surveillance system. About COVID-NET Coronavirus Disease…
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COVID-19 Considerations for Cleaner Air Shelters and Cleaner Air Spaces to Protect the Public from Wildfire Smoke
This document provides interim guidance to reduce the risk of introducing and transmitting SARS-CoV-2 (the virus responsible for causing COVID-19) in cleaner air shelters and cleaner air spaces. Cleaner air…