COVID-19 Updates
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Why it’s the right time to lift plan B restrictions in England | Raghib Ali
Thanks to the vaccines, we no longer need harsh restrictions – but we should still act with caution and consideration It’s been two months since the first cases of Omicron…
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Air New Zealand cargo flight makes emergency landing in Hong Kong but crew members stuck on board due to local Covid-19 policy
An Air New Zealand cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Hong Kong after its windscreen cracked mid-flight, but the crew members were refused permission to disembark…
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Omicron: kitchen supplier hit by Hangzhou outbreak as China pursues goods transmission theory
The eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou has become the latest hit by a Covid-19 outbreak as cases in other mainland centres abate after weeks of extreme measures to contain transmissions.The…
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Downing Street parties: Met asks for references to its investigation to be removed from Gray report – live
Latest news updates: Scotland Yard says it had contact with Cabinet Office to ‘avoid any prejudice to our investigation’ as report’s publication delayed Met asked for ‘minimal reference’ to No…
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Covid live: Russian daily cases approach 100,000 in new record; Philippines to reopen to vaccinated tourists
Russia sets record daily caseload for eighth consecutive day; people from 150 countries able to enter Philippines again from 10 February Wales set to lift most Covid restrictions after passing…
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Hong Kong economy grows 6.4 per cent last year but Covid-19 pandemic ‘weighs on sentiment’
Hong Kong’s economy grew 6.4 per cent last year but stringent social-distancing curbs amid the escalating fifth wave of the coronavirus posed a threat to the pace of recovery.The advance…
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How coronavirus sneaked into Kiribati – one of last Covid-free places on the planet
When the coronavirus began spreading around the world, the remote Pacific archipelago of Kiribati closed its borders, ensuring the disease didn’t reach its shores for nearly two full years.Kiribati finally…
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Companies allegedly forged documents to bring unapproved RATs into Australia, TGA says
Federal police are working with the TGA to investigate allegations of false documentation being used to attempt to import unregistered RATs Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest…
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At least 98 deaths on nation’s deadliest day – as it happened
At least 98 Covid deaths recorded across NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA and ACT; Scott Morrison comments on viral photos of Grace Tame meeting; Russia’s ambassador to Australian condemns ‘propaganda’ reporting;…
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Hong Kong’s best-known travel agency folds after 50 years as industry leader expects woes to continue for rest of 2022
One of Hong Kong’s best-known tour operators will wind up the business after 50 years amid a worsening local Omicron outbreak, with an industry leader expecting the travel sector’s woes…