COVID-19 Updates
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Overturned mask mandates leave transport authorities in flux
The Florida judge’s ruling appeared to free operators to retain or discard masking policies, leading to confusion A federal judge in Florida has struck down Joe Biden’s national mask mandate…
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Crowded House’s Australia tour postponed after Neil Finn catches Covid
The 63-year-old singer says he’s ‘absolutely crushed’ but only experiencing mild symptoms so far Crowded House frontman Neil Finn has tested positive for Covid-19, postponing the rest of the band’s…
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In Japan, inflation fears are fuelling a yen for cheap items from Daiso to Don Quijote
Once viewed as gaudy shops that stock items of inferior quality, Y100 stores are back in favour with Japanese at a time of rising prices and stagnant incomes. Read the…
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For those dreaming of international travel, Hong Kong now has little to offer
Those drawn to Hong Kong by the lure of easy travel now find themselves at a crossroads. When government policy is guided neither by scientific nor economic sense, it is…
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Florida judge voids national mask mandate for public transportation – as it happened
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Coronavirus: US judge strikes down mask mandate for planes, other public transport
The US Transportation Security Administration will stop requiring passengers on planes, trains and other public transportation to wear masks, after a federal judge struck down the mandate. Read the original…
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Covid-19: India accused of trying to delay WHO revision of death toll
According to WHO analysis, figure for country is more than 4 million and not official tally of 520,000 India has been accused of attempting to delay an effort by the…
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Police warn Nicola Sturgeon for breaking face mask rules
Scottish first minister was recorded without a mask in a barber shop, breaching her own Covid regulations Nicola Sturgeon has been warned by police officers about the law surrounding face…
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Hip-hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of Covid aged 55
Keith Grayson’s death was confirmed in a statement released through Hot 97, the radio station where he hosted The Drama Hour The pioneering hip-hop artist Keith Grayson, who performed as…
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China GDP: economy grew, but ‘more pain will come’ as coronavirus, lockdown pressures weigh on outlook
China’s economy grew by 4.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 compared with a year earlier, up from the 4 per cent growth seen in the fourth quarter…