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Omicron variant: New Year’s Eve expected to mark end of Hong Kong’s zero-case streak; Covid-positive aircrew member ‘found to have visited Central bar’
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing.New Year’s Eve is expected to mark the end of…
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Woman self-isolates in plane toilet for five hours after Covid-positive test mid-flight
Marisa Fotieo says she was supplied with food and drinks in cubicle after throat began to hurt during flight from US to Iceland Coronavirus – latest updates See all our…
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New Zealand eases Covid crowd rules in time for New Year’s Eve, despite Omicron scare
People will be allowed to gather in Auckland for the first time since August as the country prepares to lead the world in welcoming 2022 New Zealand has eased rules…
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Coronavirus: South Africa says its Omicron wave has peaked; UK hits vaccine booster target
South Africa has lifted a midnight to 4am curfew on people’s movement with immediate effect, believing the country has passed the peak of its fourth Covid-19 wave driven by the…
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US teacher tests positive for coronavirus mid-flight, isolates in toilet for 5 hours
A US schoolteacher travelling over the holidays voluntarily isolated in an aeroplane’s tiny bathroom for five hours after testing positive for Covid-19 mid-flight.Marisa Fotieo was on a flight to Reykjavik,…
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Chinese students in US scramble to get flights home amid travel chaos
Chinese students in the United States are struggling to get flights back to China, as US airlines cancel services because of staffing issues caused by a surge in cases of…
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Lorna Miller on the end of another year dominated by Covid– cartoon
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The Guardian view on Covid in 2022: new year, old pandemic | Editorial
The old year was a reality check for those who believed there was a simple answer to the coronavirus crisis. Don’t be surprised if the new one is the same…
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Of course England is running out of Covid tests – the strategy is a flawed one | Azeem Majeed
Ministers will not be able to find enough kits to satisfy the demand they have created. Access to tests must be prioritised It has become very clear that there are…
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Cathay Pacific suspends all long-haul cargo flights after Hong Kong ramps up quarantine for its aircrew from 3 to 7 days
Cathay Pacific is suspending all long-haul cargo and cargo-only passenger flights with immediate effect for seven days in another blow to an already strained global supply chain.The move follows Hong…