COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: mainland Chinese to follow same vaccine pass rules as other arrivals in Hong Kong
Arrivals from mainland, Macau and Taiwan must have two jabs to obtain temporary pass starting on Saturday. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Taiwan prepares for earlier end of Covid quarantine rules for arrivals
Taiwanese officials will monitor coronavirus conditions over the next two weeks to determine if quarantine rules can be lifted next month. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Complaints filed with Hong Kong consumer watchdog over more than HK$100,000 in Crostini vouchers, with bakery chain among latest closures amid rent woes
Customers left with invalid coupons as Crostini bakery chain folds, citing end of government’s rent-deferral scheme. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Why New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern’s much-lauded coronavirus response may not be enough to win a third term
Ardern’s world-leading pandemic response, which helped the country keep the virus at bay for a long time, earned her a landslide victory in the 2020 election. Read the original article…
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Coronavirus reproductive rate in Hong Kong falls below 1, signals possible outbreak wane, but officials say further monitoring needed
Estimated number of people infected by single patient stands at 0.98 as of September 7, marking first time rate has fallen below one since August 9. Read the original article…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s catering sector calls for fresh round of wage subsidy scheme to avoid closures and lay-offs
Industry leader says six catering bodies will submit joint letter to Chief Executive John Lee calling for relaunch of Employment Support Scheme. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Malaysia’s economy doing fine, despite top trade partner China’s zero-Covid fallout and war in Ukraine: analysts
China is Malaysia’s largest trading partner; bilateral trade growing but Kuala Lumpur’s global trade is stronger, with many economists thinking recession will not hit and nation can weather Ukraine storm.…
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Long Covid is keeping millions out of work – and worsening labor shortage in the US | Fiona Lowenstein and Ryan Prior
Recent analyses estimate that long Covid could be driving up to one-third of the US labor shortage We’ve all seen the headlines about labor shortages, worker attrition, or – as…
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Australians might be ‘living with Covid’ but aged care residents are still dying with it. Where is the outrage and grief? | Juliane Samara
As our nation mourns the Queen, I wonder who is mourning the anxious and frightened older people dying in aged care Get our free news app, morning email briefing or…
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‘Now is the time to run harder’: end of Covid pandemic ‘in sight’, says WHO – video
The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is ‘in sight’, the director general of the World Health Organization has announced, after revealing that weekly deaths from the virus around the world…