COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong vetting BioNTech application for approval of next-generation booster jab targeting Omicron variants
Health officials have received an application from German company for approval for booster dose against BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron strains. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Ex-vaccine head accuses Hancock of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ behaviour in meeting
Dame Kate Bingham says former health secretary aggressively questioned her competence in front of cabinet The leader of Britain’s successful Covid vaccination programme has accused Matt Hancock of aggressive political…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong No 2 official doubles down on ‘0+3’ travel rule, urges caution on further easing and insists city cannot ‘lie flat’
Chief Secretary Eric Chan on Sunday echoes city leader’s remarks on proceeding carefully in pandemic fight. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong’s reopening to revive office market from its longest and deepest slump, but upswing in rents will have to wait
The reopening of Hong Kong’s borders and a stabilising pandemic to act as a catalyst for moribund office market, but a glut of new commercial towers to push rents down.…
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‘It’s my dream job’: Hong Kong candidates reach for the sky at Cathay Pacific’s first large-scale hiring fair in 3 years
Last-minute walk-in candidates head to airline’s first large-scale recruitment fair in nearly three years. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Hand-washing and mask-wearing: Covid rules we would be wise to keep
With seasonal sickness on the rise, experts say measures we adopted at height of pandemic should become commonplace At the height of the pandemic, there was hope that lessons learned…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong on the alert for emerging subvariants overseas such as BA.2.75, but data still lacking, top health official says
Dr Tony Ko, head of the Hospital Authority, says limited research so far has shown that the response in patients to an infection from mutant strain is similar to that…
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Singapore to ditch rules linked to Covid-19 vaccination status from October 10
The health ministry said its vaccine-differentiated safe management measures will no longer be applied in eateries and nightlife venues. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Challenge to government’s lateral flow test contracts rejected by high court
Health and social care secretary’s decision to grant contracts to UK firm Abingdon Health was the subject of litigation A legal challenge to the government’s award of multimillion-pound contracts for…
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Covid data shows one in 50 people infected in England
ONS says 1.1 million people had virus in most recent week, with increases in all parts of England Covid infection levels are continuing to rise in England, with more than…