COVID-19 Updates
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Hong Kong arrivals show slight increase in wake of axing of Covid-19 hotel quarantine requirement
Travel industry says small improvement in inbound travellers will not benefit city and tourists still reluctant to book trips. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Gulf between rich and poor in Hong Kong widened during coronavirus crisis, charity report finds
Top income households now earn about 47 times more a month than the poorest, up from 34.3 times in 2019. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Long Covid: 200 symptoms, 145 million affected, no known cause – and no shortage of theories about what triggers the virus hangover
A year after the Covid-19 pandemic began, doctors can’t agree on what causes some people to suffer symptoms months after their initial infection. Researchers have put forward several theories, none…
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Hong Kong’s Covid-19 germ paranoia is terrible for the environment. It’s time to embrace bacteria – for your health and the planet’s sake
Hong Kong’s obsession with cleanliness during the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a surge in plastic waste, but germs are good for our gut health and immunity. It’s time to…
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‘Like copying a Louis Vuitton handbag’: big pharma hits out at Africa’s replica Covid vaccine
Knowledge-sharing hub in Cape Town reverse engineered the Moderna vaccine, but future of the initiative to reduce inequity remains unsure When news broke that scientists had developed an effective vaccine…
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Centaline says Hong Kong property sales to plummet to 27-year low this year, as Covid-19 curbs, higher interest rates bite
Property transactions are expected to fall to historic lows this year, with the first half of the year affected by Covid-19 lockdowns and the second half hit by rising interest…
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Immune reactions to severe Covid may trigger brain problems, study finds
Research suggests immune response may be cause of delirium and brain fog in Covid patients Severe Covid infections can cause immune reactions that damage nerve cells in the brain, causing…
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Covid-19 public inquiry opens amid anger from bereaved over testimony
Chair Lady Hallett tells families upset their evidence will not be heard directly that they will be ‘at the heart’ of hearing The bereaved will be “at the heart” of…
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Hong Kong’s Kerry Logistics aims to ‘improve standards’ at homes for elderly with soon-to-be-launched food and medical supplies platform
Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics Network will launch a platform for supplying medicines and medical equipment to homes for the elderly. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Chinese resort city slaps ‘golden week’ tourists with new Covid-19 restrictions
Southern China’s Sanya orders travellers to take PCR test or risk a yellow health code restricting their mobility, causing many to flee during weeklong public holiday. Read the original article…