COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: UK keeping ‘close eye’ on Delta subvariant amid rising cases
Britain on Tuesday said it was monitoring a subvariant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus that has been seen in a growing number of cases.Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman…
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Covid-19 vaccines: facial paralysis patient in Hong Kong hits out after compensation claim rejected
A Hong Kong man who suffered facial paralysis after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine has complained that his application for compensation from a government indemnity fund was rejected after hospital staff…
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Premier League reveals 68% of players are fully vaccinated against Covid
League says 81% have had at least one jab At least 94% of Bundesliga players are fully vaccinated The Premier League says that 68% of its players are fully vaccinated…
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Unvaccinated staff ‘made to work in filthy storeroom’ at Italian firm
Video appears to show piled-up furniture, dirty toilets and animal excrement as Covid pass becomes law Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Unvaccinated staff at a company…
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UK records highest Covid deaths since March
Spread of infections beyond younger people pushes up hospitalisations and death rates Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK has reported its highest number of Covid…
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Why is England driving the rise in UK Covid cases?
A drop-off in mask wearing and slow uptake of booster jabs are among the reasons for the continuing growth Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid cases…
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Hong Kong refused Jaap van Zweden a quarantine waiver, leading HK Phil’s music director to cancel his remaining 2021 appearances with the city’s flagship orchestra
Dutch maestro Jaap van Zweden is free to enter South Korea as a guest conductor without serving a coronavirus quarantine, but cannot enter Hong Kong – where he is music…
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Hong Kong’s annual Wine & Dine Festival reinvents itself as ‘do-it-yourself’ experience
Hong Kong’s annual food and wine expo is leaving behind its former digs on the Central waterfront in favour of “do-it-yourself” tours, pop-ups and small-scale tastings, as it reinvents itself…
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Why Asia’s CEOs fear inflation as biggest hurdle to coronavirus recovery
The International Monetary Fund last week called on central banks to watch out for persistent inflationary pressures but said it was too early to talk about stagflation. From the perspective…
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China takes soft approach to lockdown as coronavirus cases rise
China reported nine new domestically transmitted Covid-19 cases for Monday, the highest daily tally since the end of September, with the latest outbreak prompting two northern border areas into a…