COVID-19 Updates
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Newmark picks a down-time to open Hong Kong office, betting on recovery in the world’s most expensive commercial property market
The Hong Kong space expands Newmark’s global footprint of 160 offices, with 6,200 employees and US$2.9 billion in revenue last year. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Bus firm blames WFH for axing century-old service to Birmingham
Dismayed commuters who rely on service linking Bromsgrove and Birmingham say move is premature A 108-year-old bus service linking Bromsgrove and Birmingham is to be axed because so many people…
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Australia politics live news: China military base in Solomons would be a ‘red line’, says Payne; 50 Covid deaths recorded; WA mask rules to ease
Foreign minister accuses Labor of ‘playing politics’ on national security after Penny Wong criticises Scott Morrison for ‘refusing to take responsibility in Pacific’; at least 50 Covid deaths as ACT…
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Sue Gray report to be completed by end of May at earliest, sources say
Senior civil servant expected to be critical of Boris Johnson when findings about Westminster lockdown parties are published Sue Gray expects to complete her report into Covid law-breaking parties across…
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Shortage of accommodation for Hong Kong’s elderly citizens could be solved by government incentives for private developers
The government should consider introducing new incentives to encourage developers to build more elderly-friendly flats within private residential projects. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Preventable author Devi Sridhar on how she handles Covid trolls
As the news came out of China that there was a new virus infecting humans, scientists around the world promptly got to work sequencing genomes, gathering data and communicating what…
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China shifts Covid-19 focus to Beijing outbreak as Shanghai cases fall to 21-day low while fatalities increase
Shanghai’s battle with Omicron offers valuable lessons for Beijing’s nearly 22 million residents, who have already begun hoarding food and essential supplies in anticipation of a citywide lockdown. Read the…
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Beijing mass testing goes citywide as Covid-19 cases in China’s capital rise
20 million people affected as tests ordered for 10 more districts with central government departments affected. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong will stick with plan to further ease social-distancing measures in the second half of May, leader Carrie Lam says
Carrie Lam says the government will push on with relaxing social-distancing measures unless there is a sudden, ‘unlikely’ surge in Covid-19 infections. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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China expands Covid testing to almost all of Beijing’s 22 million residents
Capital to undergo mass testing after 33 new locally transmitted cases as the government stick to zero-Covid strategy See all our coronavirus coverage Beijing has swiftly expanded its Covid-19 mass…