COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Singapore extends two-person limit on dining in, social gatherings as hospitals risk ‘being overwhelmed’
Singapore officials said on Wednesday that tighter social gathering measures first put in place in late September would be extended for four weeks, as the country’s health-care system comes under…
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Why September’s dip in UK inflation may be a false dawn
Analysis: Covid support schemes have distorted official data and experts fear inflation will resume its ascent UK inflation falls despite supply crisis and rising petrol prices Coronavirus – latest updates…
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Coronavirus: scramble for Hong Kong quarantine rooms leaves several hotels fully booked for first two weeks of December
Several of Hong Kong’s designated hotels for coronavirus quarantine were on Wednesday already fully booked for the first two weeks of December, even with the government boosting capacity by 1,500…
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Covid-19 Delta subvariant: amid rising concerns in Britain, what was India’s experience like?
While fears in Britain are mounting that its current virus surge could be caused by a mutation of the Delta variant of Covid-19, in India calm prevails.The country of 1.3…
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NSW Covid restrictions: reopening rules for Sydney, regional NSW, freedoms for vaccinated people explained
Here’s what we know about the next two stages of reopening in New South Wales, and what you can and can’t do as the state leaves lockdown Follow our Covid…
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Italy’s Chinese feel penalised by ‘Green Pass’ Covid-19 vaccine rules
One of Italy’s largest Chinese communities says it is being unfairly penalised by the government’s mandatory Covid-19 health pass and has asked the authorities for a flexible interpretation of the…
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Health authorities seize Vancouver care home for Chinese elders where 41 died in Covid-19 tragedy
Health authorities in Vancouver are seizing control of the assets and operations of a troubled care home catering mostly to Chinese elders, where 41 residents died in a catastrophic Covid-19…
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Deaths among the double vaccinated: what is behind the Australian statistics?
A small number of people become severely unwell with Covid even if they are fully vaccinated, but the data suggests they mostly suffer from other conditions as well Vaccine rollout…
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Investors see Southeast Asia’s young population driving property market recovery after pandemic
Property markets in Southeast Asia, one of the worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, are poised to recover as countries across the world gradually open up in the coming months, according…
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Coronavirus: Singapore nears 4,000 daily cases, extends curbs
Singapore will extend its social curbs to contain the spread of Covid-19 for around a month to ease the pressure on the health care system, the government said on Wednesday.The…