COVID-19 Updates
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Omicron: China reports 80 new confirmed cases in zero-Covid bid as other nations battle to contain virus
China has logged 80 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and no new deaths, according to health authorities, as many parts of the rest of the world struggle to contain the spread…
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Hong Kong taxi industry in talks with government to ferry coronavirus patients to and from clinics
Up to 400 taxi drivers will be recruited to ferry Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms to and from outpatient clinics under a plan aimed at easing the strain of Hong…
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Hong Kong turns public housing into Covid quarantine facilities as it battles Omicron surge
Fears that city struggling with 2,000 coronavirus cases a day could see daily figures reach 30,000 See all our coronavirus coverage Hong Kong has turned newly built public housing and…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: city’s No 2 official enters home isolation after domestic helper tests preliminary-positive
Hong Kong’s No 2 official went into home isolation on Tuesday after his domestic helper tested preliminary-positive for Covid-19.Chief Secretary John Lee Ka-chiu and his family also carried out rapid…
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Coronavirus: Japan looks to ease restrictions even as citizens support border controls
Most Japanese want to keep strict virus border controls, according to a poll, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida saying at the weekend he was looking to ease one of the…
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Cook Islands reports first Covid case amid fears of ‘silent transmission’
Hundreds turn out for testing across the Pacific country after a traveller from New Zealand tested positive for the virus One of the last remaining countries without Covid-19 – the…
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Hong Kong companies offering household cleaning services should be more flexible amid coronavirus pandemic, consumer watchdog says
Companies offering household cleaning services should devise clearer and more flexible contractual agreements with clients given the increased likelihood of unforeseeable pandemic-related disruptions, Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has said.Citing as…
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Thousands of NSW nurses go on strike amid ‘unsustainable’ work conditions – video
Thousands of New South Wales nurses have gone on strike to rally outside the state’s parliament demanding better pay and conditions. The healthcare professionals turned out in large numbers despite a…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: authorities dedicate 7 clinics to Covid-19 patients, as 1,619 cases confirmed
Hong Kong will send Covid-19 patients to public housing blocks, hotels and health clinics to ease the strain on the hospital system, authorities have revealed, as they reported more than…
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Reopening of Thailand’s borders to international tourists might help developers dispose of unsold Bangkok flats, analysts say
The full reopening of Thailand’s borders to foreigners is likely to help the struggling Bangkok flats market, analysts said.Thailand began allowing in fully and partially vaccinated foreigners from February 1…