COVID-19 Updates
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‘It’s a joke’: Britons who received Covid fines react to Boris Johnson’s £50 penalty
Those fined up to £1,000 during UK lockdowns contrast their experience with the prime minister’s In May 2020, David Wilson received a £1,000 fine after hosting an outdoor party he…
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Shanghai TV channel postpones Covid spin show after backlash
Residents express dismay online about tribute to city’s handling of outbreak after extended lockdown A state-owned TV station in Shanghai has postponed a show that highlights the positive sides of…
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Coronavirus: China’s quarantine rules raise the spectre of a Covid-made recession in the world’s second-largest capital market
What should investors do with Chinese stocks? Take a contrarian view and keep a comfortable level of cash for the long haul, Alpine Macro’s China strategist says Read the original…
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Coronavirus: HSBC, Standard Chartered, Citi among six lenders reopening all branches as Hong Kong’s vaccination rate rises, Covid-19 cases ease
HSBC, Standard Chartered, Bank of China (Hong Kong), the city’s three currency-issuing banks, will reopen all branches on April 19 along with Hang Seng, Citi and Shanghai Commercial Bank. Read…
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In the end, reality may force China to compromise on its ‘zero-Covid’ policy
China’s ‘zero-Covid’ approach is disrupting supply chains and could cause damage well beyond the country’s borders. While economic costs alone will not bring a change of direction when politics is…
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Coronavirus: 4.2 per cent rise in food prices at Hong Kong supermarkets amid fifth wave surge and panic buying
Consumer Council tracks cost of 90 grocery items across 11 categories at three major chains. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: 470,000 applications for Hong Kong government’s HK$10,000 unemployment handout ‘far beyond’ expectations
A total of 470,000 residents applied for the Temporary Unemployment Relief – a 57 per cent jump from an anticipated 300,000 applicants. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: government to release 5,500 housing units set aside as isolation facilities as fifth wave slows
City leader Carrie Lam says the city has increased its isolation capacity, and no longer needs the public and transitional housing units to accommodate patients. Read the original article at…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai’s Covid-19 cases resume setting daily records after a one-day pause, extending horizon of citywide lockdown
Wednesday’s infections have exacerbated concerns about extending the horizons of Shanghai’s lockdown, in place across all 16 districts in one of China’s largest population centres. Read the original article at…
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‘Couldn’t sleep last night’: joy at New Zealand airports as Covid travel ban on Australians lifts
Change to border restrictions marks first step in welcoming international visitors back to country after two years “Hello & kia ora & g’day & welcome” a sign waved at Auckland’s…