COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Chinese factory hub Shenzhen shuts down Hong Kong border district for 3 days
Wholesale markets, public venues shut in Futian district, with some bus and subway lines suspended and window for Covid-19 test reports halved. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Vaccinologist Sarah Gilbert: ‘We need to be better prepared for a new pandemic’
The woman who co-developed the AstraZeneca vaccine on reassuring doubters, her new book and having a baby penguin named after her Dame Sarah Gilbert, 60, is a professor of vaccinology…
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US Covid-19 vaccine rollout for under-fives must overcome hesitancy
For many parents the availability of vaccination to the youngest age group is not before time but others plan to ‘wait and see’ For some American families, it was a…
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Covid couldn’t cool house prices, but the economic chill might
Data due this week will be closely scrutinised to discern whether the market’s remarkable resilience is faltering Every economic indicator in Britain has started flashing red, but the housing market…
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Victoria says rising Omicron subvariant is on track to be the state’s major Covid strain
Chief health officer Brett Sutton warns BA.4/BA.5 strain traces have risen in recent weeks, and has greater ability to evade vaccine immunity Follow our Australia news live blog for the…
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Britain is being hit by a new wave of Covid – so what do we do now?
Health experts answer the key questions arising from the latest surge in infections Britain is now going through its third major wave of Covid-19 infections this year. According to the…
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China’s zero-Covid policy: Sri Lankan group latest to arrive as borders open to Asian students after two years
As Asian envoys press for more students to be allowed to return, the way forward of those from the West remains unclear. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Shanghai party chief declares victory in Covid battle as city records zero cases at start of major political meeting
The city endured a lengthy lockdown as it tackled China’s worst outbreak since the early days of the pandemic. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Shanghai reports no new Covid cases for first time since March
Latest outbreak in city of 25 million subsides after months of lockdowns and other restrictions China has reported no new Covid-19 infections in Shanghai for the first time since March,…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospitals can cope with Covid surge, official says, as city logs 1,680 new local cases, 114 imported infections
Number of new cases remains in the four-digit range for the 11th day straight. Read the original article at South China Morning Post