COVID-19 Updates
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How Carrie Lam’s Omicron failures forced Beijing to take over
This year sees the 50th anniversary of my arrival in Hong Kong. In all those years, I cannot recall seeing many things as striking as the events of the past…
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Bodies pile up at hospitals and mortuaries struggle to find space as Covid-19 deaths climb in Hong Kong
The bodies of residents who died from Covid-19 are being stored on gurneys in hallways or beds inside accident and emergency departments at public hospitals as mortuaries approach capacity in…
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New York to lift schools mask mandate and indoor venues could follow
Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams announce moves as Covid infections continue to fall dramatically The mayor of New York City, Eric Adams announced on Sunday that a dramatic…
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Nearly half of 500m free Covid tests Biden made available still unclaimed
White House sees program as a more elastic testing infrastructure that will accommodate surges and remain on standby Nearly half of 500m free Covid-19 tests the Biden administration made available…
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Pilot, cafe owner, photographer: family remembers ‘incredible’ great-grandfather who died from Covid
Apostolos ‘Jack’ Moulos held deep family bonds but late-stage dementia and lockdown separation made his time in aged care even harder Lenore Taylor: Politicians are hiding behind numbers as Covid…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand has 15,000 cases on sixth day of record infections; Japan to extend quasi-emergency
New Zealand on Sunday reported almost 15,000 community infections of Covid-19, shattering the previous case count record for the sixth day in a row amid an Omicron outbreak.Over the course…
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Distressed Hong Kong mothers bemoan long waiting times, delayed treatment at public hospitals’ emergency wards
Desperate mother Shanice Ho made an emotional request for help in a support group on Facebook on Sunday morning after her daughters, aged five and six, returned positive results for…
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Pole dancing is a hot pandemic workout in conservative India – men and even grannies are taking it up
Pole dancing is the newest fitness trend in conservative India, with everyone from millennials to senior citizens taking to it with fervour. Nupur Chaudhury, 28, created a sensation on popular…
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Pandemic-driven early retirement isn’t a silver lining when it’s because of ill health | Torsten Bell
More over-50s took early retirement during the pandemic, new research shows, but for many it wasn’t a lifestyle choice• Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverage One of…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: finance chief calls for ‘solidarity’ as he asks big landlords to offer rental aid to struggling tenants
Hong Kong’s financial chief weighed in on discussions on whether developers and big landlords should offer rental aid to struggling tenants, saying on Sunday they should provide “breathing space” to…