COVID-19 Updates
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Let’s just admit it: Hong Kong’s Covid-19 strategy is a farce
The latest fitness centre shutdowns, work-from-home arrangements and self-imposed isolation have added 5.5kg to my weight. To say I’m frustrated only scratches the surface of my emotions; for too long…
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Downing Street parties: Met police begin interviewing witnesses
News comes after questionnaires were sent to more than 100 people thought to be involved in lockdown gatherings Boris Johnson is facing a possible police interview over lockdown breaches in…
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Coronavirus surging in Europe due to ‘perfect storm’ of fewer curbs and subvariant
Covid-19 is again surging in western Europe due to a “perfect storm” of governments lifting restrictions, waning immunity and the more contagious BA. 2 Omicron subvariant, experts said on Monday.After…
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Met police begin interviewing key witnesses about Partygate – as it happened
Met Police issue Partygate update, saying they have now begun interviewing people on top of the questionnaires sent out. This live blog is now closed – for Ukraine updates, please…
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I thought I was fine parenting through Covid isolation. I wasn’t | Celina Ribeiro
What had been held together during all those months of lockdown finally came apart when my daughters fell sick I dropped my daughter off at school, but I wasn’t leaving.…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong residents stuck abroad rush to book flights home, while others worry about ‘fast-changing policies’ after move to ease travel restrictions
Some residents staying abroad hurried to book flights to return to Hong Kong after the city leader revealed a plan to ease quarantine rules and lift flight bans on nine…
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Why China must devise an exit strategy for its zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19
It’s time for China, the last stronghold of zero-Covid-19 tolerance, to find a clear exit strategy from its current approach given the rising costs and diminishing returns of eradicating coronavirus.While…
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Coronavirus: Shenzhen reopens after lockdown but controls stay in place for some
Chinese tech hub Shenzhen lifted a week-long lockdown on Monday, but part of its central business district remains closed as the southern city tries to get back to zero Covid-19…
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Hong Kong Tourism Board to receive HK$1.35 billion to promote travel recovery, host handover anniversary events
The Hong Kong Tourism Board will receive an 80 per cent boost in funding, for a total budget of HK$1.35 billion (US$172.51 million) this year, to promote cross-border travel and…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand reopening to international travellers sooner than planned
New Zealand announced it would begin reopening to international travellers from visa waiver countries, including the United States, from May 1, without any quarantine measures.In a prior statement, New Zealand’s…