COVID-19 Updates
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Japan reopens to visitors on June 10, but Hong Kong travellers may have to delay departure, with visa applications up in the air
All visitors must apply for a visa to enter Japan, but time needed for processing remains uncertain. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong invites global financiers to two-day November summit in much-heralded bid to reclaim city’s spot in world finance
A major sticking point for the in-person summit, the biggest gathering of financiers since the Covid-19 pandemic was first reported in 2020, is the seven-day quarantines that still remain for…
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Shanghai reopening: city moves towards ‘watershed moment’ with Disney resort reopening partially; new Covid-19 cases fall for first time in three days
Shanghai Disney Resort said it will reopen partially on Friday following an 81-day shutdown due to the city’s Covid-19 outbreak, while the city reported its first drop in new cases…
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Coronavirus: Japan has dropped its outdoor mask mandate, but the message has not filtered through to the public
Wearing masks has been part of life in Japan from an early age, and is not “for the wearer, but for others”. Before the pandemic, people tended to don masks…
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Shanghai to lock down 2.7 million, a week after easing Covid restrictions
District of Minhang to be closed on Saturday for mass testing, sparking fears the lockdown could be prolonged if cases found Shanghai will lock down a district of 2.7 million…
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Coronavirus: Aji Ichiban co-founder may lower rents for vacant shops after Covid-19 losses forced once-thriving Hong Kong snack chain to shut down
One of the founders of Aji Ichiban said he will consider accepting lower rents for his shops, after the once-popular Hong Kong snack chain called time on its outlets in…
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Beneath what’s become the hidden pandemic lie tales of pain and anguish | Paul Daley
For me, the symptoms were not mild and at times were vaguely frightening. I don’t want to get it again A lot of people we all know have had Covid-19.…
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‘It’s tough’: lockdown drags on for millions in Dandong, near North Korea
Residents of border city have been confined to their homes for more than a month. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Trials of new Covid vaccine raise hopes of once-a-year booster
Moderna shot is said to produce eightfold increase in antibody levels against Omicron in first four weeks An updated version of Moderna’s Covid vaccine produces an eightfold increase in antibody…
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Moderna’s Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccine shows positive results
The US biotech firm sees the shot, which targets both the original coronavirus strain and the subvariant, as its ‘lead candidate’ for a booster this fall. Read the original article…