COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: vaccine roll-out for American children under 5 close after CDC panel vote
US President Joe Biden’s administration plans to roll out the vaccines to the under-5 age groups as early as next week. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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The Covid loans, the billionaire … and Starling, the very fast-growing bank
In 2019, it had lent just £23m. By June 2021, it had issued £1.6bn of bounce-back lending – and an ex-minister has questions Aboard his 92-foot yacht in the Bahamas…
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The pandemic has taken its toll on our friendships. How do we fix them? | Claire Cohen
As life returns to ‘normal’, we may have expected these key relationships to spring back too. But it’s not so simple During the first lockdown, I had a call with…
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Albanese urged to intervene in Assange case; Perrottet defends Barilaro job; at least 55 Covid deaths – as it happened
NSW premier says John Barilaro’s new role ‘no surprise’ to him; government ministers say Assange case ‘should be brought to a close’. This blog is now closed Julian Assange’s extradition…
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Coronavirus: 150 Hong Kong passengers in logistics nightmare after Amsterdam airport staff shortfall, tough quarantine rules in city leave them ‘scared, helpless and clueless’
Some 150 passengers lost their baggage in transit or had to scramble to rebook flights with Amsterdam route into the city hit by delays. Read the original article at South…
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‘I need a room’: overseas Hong Kong students struggling to book quarantine hotels for summer return to city
Bulk of 66 quarantine hotels fully booked until end of July, while some hotels on new list of designated facilities only have availability from middle of August. Read the original…
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China’s Covid-19 health code system is ripe for abuse and must not outlast the pandemic
A recent scandal in Henan province that saw protesters issued bogus red health codes to restrict their movements shows how open the system is to misuse. Read the original article…
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China manufacturing: fresh lay-offs in the Pearl River Delta add to worries over economic slowdown
In the Pearl River Delta, factories are laying off workers and young people are struggling to find casual jobs as China’s export machine slows amid multiple headwinds. Read the original…
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Boris Johnson may have to give evidence under oath about whether he lied to MPs
Privileges committee investigating whether PM misled parliament when he said ‘no Covid rules were broken’ Boris Johnson could be ordered to give evidence under oath when MPs begin a new…
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US authorizes first Covid vaccines for infants and preschoolers
FDA’s action follows its advisory panel’s unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer US regulators on Friday authorized the first Covid-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the…