COVID-19 Updates
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Poorest countries will be $12tn worse off by 2025 due to Covid – UN
Pandemic has added to their debts while wealthy nations limit access to vaccines, says annual report The world’s poorest countries will be left $12tn (£8.7tn) worse off by 2025 amid…
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China’s economic momentum weakens amid coronavirus controls and property curbs
China is increasingly likely to loosen some liquidity conditions as weak economic data released on Wednesday cast a pall over the world’s second largest economy and fresh coronavirus outbreaks add…
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Hong Kong had world’s second largest billionaire population in urban centres last year even as its economy suffered historic contraction
Hong Kong had 111 billionaire residents, the second-largest such population among urban centres in the world, last year as the city added 15 more individuals with a net worth of…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: 1,000 travellers apply for quarantine-free ‘Come2HK’ scheme in first hour; city confirms 1 Covid-19 case
Mainland Chinese travellers have rushed to take advantage of a long-delayed scheme allowing quarantine-free entry into Hong Kong, with at least 1,000 applying in the first hour after the booking…
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Thousands in China, Southeast Asia infected annually by animals carrying coronaviruses, raising pandemic risk: study
Hundreds of thousands of people in China and Southeast Asia may be infected annually by animals carrying coronaviruses related to the one that causes Covid-19, according to a study emphasising…
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Coronavirus: Sydney to lift curfew as infections stabilise, vaccination rates surge
Sydney authorities moved to lift curfews for coronavirus hotspots on Wednesday, as infection numbers stabilised and vaccination rates surged, almost three months after activity in Australia’s largest city was frozen…
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US Covid-19 cases climbing in ‘pandemic of unvaccinated’
Covid-19 deaths and cases in the United States have climbed back to levels not seen since last winter, erasing months of progress and potentially bolstering President Joe Biden’s argument for…
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Langkawi gears up for tourist return, Bali for foreign visitors, amid suggestion of tourism ‘triangle’ with Phuket
Businesses in Malaysia’s prime holiday destination, Langkawi, are gearing up to welcome the return of tourists this week, as the country takes an early step towards recovery from a devastating…
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Why Kerala is still in the grip of India’s second wave of Covid
National cases are at record lows, yet in state that excelled in handling first wave rates have stayed high since May Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Covid-19 vaccine Australia rollout tracker by state: total number of people and per cent vaccinated, daily vaccine doses and rate of progress
How does Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout and schedule compare with other countries, and when will Australia reach 70% and 80% double dose vaccination? We bring together the latest numbers on…