COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Singapore returns to ‘almost normal’ life with free social gatherings, less scanning, no travel tests
All residents can now gather in large groups and stop using the TraceTogether app at most places in the city state, which also axed pre-departure Covid tests. Read the original…
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China’s vaccine makers get stock market jolt as rivalry, price cuts undermine earnings outlook
Since a 55 per cent breakout in early last year, China’s top vaccine producers have slumped from Shanghai to Shenzhen and Hong Kong, making investors US$12.7 billion poorer on paper…
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Ten UK children require transplant amid surge in hepatitis cases
Lack of exposure to adenoviruses due to Covid restrictions is most likely explanation for surge, experts say Ten children in the UK have required a liver transplant following a recent…
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Global stocks fall amid fears of new Covid lockdowns in China
FTSE 100 drops by 141 points to 7380.5, its lowest close in more than five weeks Follow all our coronavirus coverage Global stock markets fell sharply on Monday as fears…
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Beijing residents stock up on food amid Covid lockdown fears – video
Beijing residents have rushed to buy food, emptying supermarket shelves, as Covid-19 cases rise and fears grow that a strict lockdown could be imposed. China reported 3,266 symptomatic cases on…
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Trump disinfectant claim ‘a tragedy on many levels’, ex-Covid adviser Birx says
White House pandemic coordinator says press conference was lamentable but does not regret taking position on Trump’s team The former White House Covid response coordinator, Deborah Birx, has decried the…
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Optimism falls as UK factories hit by fastest rise in costs since 1975
CBI’s April survey shows firms planning to pass on increase to consumers Optimism among UK manufacturers has fallen at its sharpest pace since the first coronavirus pandemic lockdown two years…
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Beijing Covid-19 spike sparks panic buying as mass tests begin in worst-hit district
Chaoyang district residents rush to stock up over fears of shortages as recently seen in locked down Shanghai. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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‘Like a football idol’: Bolsonaro claws back support after poor Covid response
President is touring Brazil in bid to win back voters before October election – and appears to be making headway He came on horseback and wore a scowl as he…
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Covid-19 tests limits of Shanghai hospitals as Omicron infects already-ill elderly
Infectious diseases expert Zhang Wenhong says treatment of coronavirus patients presenting with comorbidities strains medical resources. Read the original article at South China Morning Post