COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: 3 new cases possibly tied to cluster at quarantine hotel in Hong Kong’s nightlife district, city logs 237 new cases
Woman and her two children are latest cases possibly linked to hotel after couple from San Francisco tested positive. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Shanghai reopens some public transport after months-long Covid lockdown
Partial restart comes as curbs tightened in other areas, highlighting difficulties of resuming life under China’s strict zero-Covid policy See all our coronavirus coverage Shanghai has reopened a small part…
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Shanghai’s coronavirus cases fall to the lowest since March 20 as city keeps community infections at zero
With coronavirus cases falling to a two-month low on Sunday and no new community infections for a second day, Shanghai’s return to normalcy gains traction. Read the original article at…
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Taiwan and Shanghai – 2 different takes on tackling Covid-19
Taiwanese authorities have started easing restrictions to live with the virus while the mainland is sticking to its zero-Covid playbook Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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With no A-listers, can Davos still play a part on the global stage?
This year’s meeting may just manage some climate progress, but many say the forum is irrelevant in a changed world The highlight of the last gathering of the global elite…
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US air force academy cadets denied commission over vaccine refusal
Trio will receive college degrees but will not be commissioned ‘as long as they remain unvaccinated’, spokesperson says For refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, three US air force…
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Coronavirus: US faces ‘dire’ risk of vaccine rationing without more funds
Biden administration officials have been warning for weeks that the US has spent nearly all the US$1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan dedicated to coronavirus response; ‘I think we would see…
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Dubai has succeeded in its Covid-19 strategy where Hong Kong and Shanghai have failed
By becoming an early adopter of vaccines, keeping borders open, and facilitating technological innovation, the UAE has seen swift economic recovery. Hong Kong and Shanghai’s Covid-19 policies did not have…
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Lack of bouncers slams the doors on Britons’ big nights out
A post-Covid recruitment crisis overs security staff is forcing pubs and clubs to cut hours or open fewer days a week After the tumult of the past two and a…
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Biden and South Korean president mull expanding joint military exercises
US president willing to meet Kim Jong-un, while Seoul says deployment of US ‘strategic assets’ was discussed Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Suk-yeol, have said they are…