COVID-19 Updates
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Davos 2022 meeting was a missed opportunity over globalisation | Joseph Stiglitz
Business and political elite embraced new ethos at WEF without reflecting on past mistakes The World Economic Forum’s first meeting in more than two years was markedly different from the…
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Two million people in UK living with long Covid, find studies
ONS figures show that one in five people with long Covid had the infection two years ago Two million people in the UK are thought to be living with long…
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China’s consumer sentiment hits record low, pessimistic outlook adds to calls for consumption stimulus policy
China’s consumer confidence index slumped in April to the weakest level since the data was first available in 1991 amid calls for Beijing to offer direct cash handouts to aid…
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China coronavirus: Shanghai restrictions caused ‘more severe economic hit’ than previous lockdowns
Shanghai formally ended its two month citywide lockdown on Wednesday, but the economic effects of the coronavirus control measures are still reverberating through the Yangtze River Delta. Read the original…
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Shanghai exits lockdown: Pudong, Hongqiao airports resume a fraction of passenger flights as travel restrictions prove to be a deterrent
Only a fraction of passenger flights resumed on the first day of Shanghai’s reopening, as activity at the city’s two main airports was muted. Read the original article at South…
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Shanghai reopening: SMEs roll up sleeves to rebuild businesses after lockdown, counting losses and working towards ‘normal’
Small- and medium-sized businesses in Shanghai resume work after two months of struggle, but Covid-19 fallout will continue to take a toll, as many see the immediate future as a…
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Foreign minister to make third international trip as ministry sworn in – as it happened
Labor ministry sworn in; 37 Covid deaths recorded. This blog is now closed Penny Wong ramps up Pacific lobbying effort as she flies out to Samoa and Tonga Five graphs…
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Covid in the UK: cases, deaths and vaccinations – the latest numbers
The latest updates on coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalisations, using the best available national data Coronavirus has hit the UK hard for more than two years, with the country recording…
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Is the Covid pandemic finally nearing its end? | Aris Katzourakis
The virus’s behaviour in highly vaccinated countries may offer clues to our future with the disease Aris Katzourakis is a professor in viral evolution at Oxford University More than two…
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Shanghai reopens after two months of Covid lockdown – in pictures
Restrictions have eased and more than 22 million people are allowed to move around the city again Streets fill up as Shanghai Covid restrictions ease Continue reading… Read the original…