COVID-19 Updates
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How to cope at home if you test positive for Covid-19 – doctors and a recovered patient offer advice about managing your symptoms
When a PCR test confirmed Yves Sieur as positive for Covid-19 last month, Hong Kong’s Department of Health told him to go home, they’d call him. The Frenchman complied and…
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In a Hong Kong broken by Omicron, the lack of pandemic preparedness must be addressed now
Amid an unprecedented wave of Covid-19 infections, the Hong Kong government has imposed its toughest measures yet. The authorities were apparently caught out by the latest Omicron wave, which worsened…
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Royal observers wonder if the Queen will ever return to full duties
‘To be running around like a 65-year-old when you’re 95 catches up with you,’ says author Penny Junor Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage When the Queen…
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Fake heiress Anna Sorokin sues US immigration officials over Covid infection
Sorokin, in federal custody with the threat of deportation, claims multiple requests for vaccine booster dose were denied Anna Sorokin, the woman who scammed victims out of hundreds of thousands…
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Scotland’s Covid cases rise, while England and N Ireland show falls
Data comes as UK’s scientific advisers to no longer meet on regular basis to discuss pandemic See all our coronavirus coverage Covid infection levels are rising in Scotland, figures suggest,…
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Hong Kong now has the world’s highest Covid-19 death rate. What happened, and how can this be fixed?
Deaths from Covid-19 complications in Hong Kong have been crossing the 100 mark daily over the past four days such that the city now has the world’s highest fatality rate…
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Hong Kong must step up coordination on anti-epidemic efforts to win ‘people’s war’ against Covid-19, top Beijing health official says
A senior Beijing health official has told Hong Kong’s government to step up leadership and cross-departmental coordination to lower death rates and win the “people’s war” against a worsening fifth…
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Pharmacists hit out at plan to scale back free flu jabs in England
Decision by ministers to cut number of people eligible for free winter flu jabs criticised as ‘shortsighted’ See all our coronavirus coverage Pharmacists have criticised as “shortsighted” the government’s decision…
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‘Happy dog time’: boom in UK dogsitting as owners return to office
Dog borrowers are stepping in to help with the challenge of fitting new pets to a post-lockdown lifestyle After a difficult year including a bad breakup and her parents moving…
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Hong Kong retail sales rise 4.1 per cent annually in January but authorities warn of tough months to follow under strict anti-epidemic measures
Hong Kong’s retail sales rose 4.1 per cent year on year in January with the government having warned the figure was not a reflection of the current impact of strict…