COVID-19 Updates
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Chinese capital offers elderly Covid vaccine-related health insurance to ease hesitancy
Relatively low vaccine take-ups among the most vulnerable age groups are a key weakness in the country’s ‘dynamic zero-Covid’ strategy. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: Kim Jong-un calls North Korea’s Covid vaccines an ‘immortal potion of love’: report
Radio Free Asia spoke to one North Korean resident who claimed the vaccines were imported from China, but they did not specify the type of vaccine. Read the original article…
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Shanghai lockdown: Pudong orders Covid-19 tests for 5.7 million residents in countdown towards end of citywide lockdown on June 1
Local authorities are not letting up their vigilance, with the district government of Pudong ordering all 5.7 million residents within their jurisdiction to be tested for Covid-19 on Friday. Read…
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Japan to reopen to foreign tourists after two-year pandemic closure
Government to allow in tourists from 98 countries and regions next month – but only as part of tour groups See all our coronavirus coverage Japan has announced it will…
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From ventilators to masks, North Korea’s medical imports from China surged before admitting it had coronavirus
North Korea only admitted its first coronavirus case on May 12 after more than two years of being cut off from the rest of the world, with the total reaching…
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China GDP: Premier Li signals ‘clear urgency’ on reviving economy, but no change to zero-Covid
Premier Li Keqiang’s address to Chinese officials shows Beijing is ramping up efforts to prevent a recession, analysts say, but there will be no immediate change to the zero-Covid policy…
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Lawyers call on NSW premier to urgently review thousands of Covid fines
Law Society argues many fines issued to vulnerable residents are invalid, unfair and could trap disadvantaged people in debt Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing The…
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Police investigated No 10 parties ‘without fear or favour’, insists Met chief
Acting commissioner Stephen House says no evidence was found that PM breached Covid rules more than once The Metropolitan police investigated parties inside Downing Street “without fear or favour”, and…
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More elderly Hongkongers have smartphones, survey shows, but ‘access to such devices does not necessarily mean digital awareness’
Increased smartphone penetration among city’s older population mainly due to mandatory use of ‘Leave Home Safe’ app to enter premises, experts and social workers say. Read the original article at…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong prepared for rebound in infections even as fifth wave of pandemic subsides, health minister says; 251 cases logged
Authorities scaling up anti-epidemic efforts in preparation for any large rebound in infections. Read the original article at South China Morning Post