COVID-19 Updates
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No timetable for Hong Kong anti-sanctions law, finance chief Paul Chan says
Hong Kong’s top financial official has said there is no timetable to incorporate China’s anti-sanctions law into the local legislative framework, in the strongest assurance yet to the business community…
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Singapore’s coronavirus cases could reach 10,000 a day in next two weeks
A leading Singapore-based infectious diseases modelling expert has suggested the country’s Covid-19 cases could reach 10,000 a day in two weeks if the current pace of infections continues, while questions…
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If Covid’s ‘new normal’ makes you even more anxious than before, you’re not alone | Sophie Brickman
My focused, rational fear in the early days of lockdown has been replaced by a vague, ever-present anxiety without a single culprit. And that anxiety feels amped up to 11…
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China likens US hunt for Covid-19 origins to ‘lies’ over WMDs in Iraq, slams new World Health Organization probe
The US is up to its “old tricks”, a Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece said, as it compared US pressure over investigating the origins of Covid-19 to its claims of Iraq…
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California school board officials plead for protection from protesting parents
Meetings across the state have been disrupted by aggressive family refusing to wear masks and threatening board members The California school boards association has pleaded with the governor to protect…
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Master Kong instant noodles apologises after executive calls coronavirus pandemic ‘godsend’
A marketing executive for the famous instant noodle company Master Kong has apologised for remarks in which he appeared to be thankful for the coronavirus pandemic because it helped boost…
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Hongkongers flock to malls, restaurants as second batch of government e-vouchers lands
Hong Kong residents flocked to restaurants and shopping centres on Friday to celebrate the arrival of the second batch of government consumption vouchers.Consumers were seen happily presenting the digital vouchers…
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Victoria extends vaccine mandates to more than 1m workers after 1,143 Covid cases and three deaths
Authorised workers, including retail staff, faith leaders and professional sportspeople, must have first dose by 15 October and second by 26 November Vic hotspots; Vic restrictions; border restrictions Vaccine rollout…
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Wetherspoon’s struggles to find staff in some parts of England
Pub chain – hit by record loss of almost £200m – finds it hard to attract workers in holiday hotspots JD Wetherspoon said it was struggling to find staff in…
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Covid-19: China’s Sinovac shots approved by Australia ahead of border opening
Australia has recognised vaccines made by Sinovac and AstraZeneca, paving the way for overseas travellers and fee-paying foreign students who have received those vaccinations to enter the country.The nation’s top…