COVID-19 Updates
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Hong Kong’s jobless rate rises to 12-month high of 5.4 per cent as social-distancing curbs hit businesses hard amid fifth Covid-19 wave
Rolling three-month figure from February to April up 0.4 percentage points, with about 206,100 people out of work. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Shanghai’s lockdown easing doesn’t mean the end to shipping snarls in the world’s largest container port
The world’s supply chains have taken a battering this year from China’s zero-Covid policy, which has hampered the production and delivery of everything from bathroom taps to Apple iPhones. Read…
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Taiwan hit by record coronavirus cases as island abandons zero-Covid to live with the pandemic
More than 85,000 cases recorded on Wednesday, with experts predicting further rises before peaking in late May and abating by September. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Delays caused by Victoria’s triple-zero system leading to ‘dire outcomes’ for ambulance patients, review finds
Investigation follows the deaths of at least 12 people kept waiting after emergency calls weren’t answered on time Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Victoria’s crisis-riddled…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai’s ports back up and running as fall in Covid-19 cases brings end of seven-week lockdown a step closer
Shanghai’s ports are back operating at 90 per cent capacity as mainland China’s gateway city kept new infections in communities at zero for a fifth consecutive day. Read the original…
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Singapore wants to keep borders open even if new Covid variant emerges: ‘We’ve learned to adapt’
Singapore will strive to keep its borders open and stay connected to the rest of world as it now has ‘more tools in the toolkit’ if a new coronavirus variant…
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Hongkongers make plans to visit bars, karaoke lounges as Covid-19 curbs are further eased, but companies worry about staff shortages
As city presses ahead with second stage of eased restrictions, some industry leaders worry about manpower shortages. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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North Korea promotes traditional medicines in bid to fight Covid outbreak
State media have told patients to use painkillers as well as unverified home remedies such as willow leaf tea North Korea is ramping up production of drugs and medical supplies…
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Coronavirus: North Korea reports nearly 2 million suspected Covid-19 infections with 740,000 in quarantine
The closed-off country has only confirmed a small number of cases because it lacks tests. Health specialists have questioned its abnormally small reported death toll of 63 a week after…
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Shanghai lockdown: most shops and restaurants remain shut, as stringent Covid-19 rules make normal operations impractical and beyond reach
Shanghai’s stop-work, now approaching the third month for some of the affected companies, has taken a crucial quarter out of earnings and is driving many businesses to the brink of…