COVID-19 Updates
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Lessons for Hong Kong from Shanghai’s lockdown: extraordinary times call for exceptional measures
Many like to compare Hong Kong with Shanghai because the two cities share many similarities. But they also differ in a number of ways. Shanghai is, for instance, six times…
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Chinese scientists confident new Covid-19 test can offer cheap, fast and effective alternative
Chinese scientists say they have designed a new Covid-19 test which is more reliable than antigen tests but is cheaper, faster and more convenient than nucleic tests. Since the emergence…
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Cannabis sprouts in New Zealand parliament garden in protesters’ parting pot-shot
Seedlings, apparently planted by anti-Covid mandate protesters, have been removed after speaker asked for ‘weed to be weeded’ After a weeks-long illegal occupation that ended in a riot, New Zealand’s…
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Hong Kong residents plan first holiday trips in 2 years as city eases coronavirus travel restrictions
Hong Kong holidaymakers have begun booking flights to faraway destinations and picking out sunblock, flip flops and swimwear as the city is set to relax some of its tough anti-epidemic…
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Covid lockdown extended in Shanghai as city struggles to control Omicron
Fears for economy as China’s largest city and economic powerhouse is grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak since the start of the pandemic in Wuhan See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Add mindful breathing to meditation and you have breathwork in its simplest form. Its benefits? Pain relief, less anxiety, help with depression
In this anxious and uncertain period, it helps to take time out of each day to relax your body and mind and restore your focus. Meditation, in particular, is an…
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Covid vaccines give extra protection to previously infected, studies show
Research published by Lancet confirms jabs add protection for people who have had Covid, especially against severe disease Covid-19 vaccines provide significant extra protection for people who have already been…
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Tesco starts selling lateral flow kits as free testing in England ends
Retailers to begin competing over price of tests as supermarket and Boots reveal prices Tesco is selling lateral flow tests in 1,5oo stores, many without pharmacies, as a high street…
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Aidan felt safe at choir, changed by the communal act of sharing his voice – then he was diagnosed with cancer
I don’t have messages from him where he says my name, because my phone died not long after he did. But I have him singing. Six months before Aidan was…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai lockdown heaps pressure on China’s GDP growth, with ‘more uncertainties’ to come
China’s continued use of lockdowns to eliminate a new wave of coronavirus infections sweeping the country will take a heavy toll on the economy that could be similar to the…