COVID-19 Updates
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E-voucher scheme could boost Hong Kong economic growth by ‘as much as 6 per cent in third quarter year on year’
The strong response to Hong Kong’s consumption voucher scheme could boost the local economy by as much as 6 per cent in the third quarter year on year, with more…
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Hong Kong child abuse cases rise sharply during Covid-19 pandemic, some parents stressed by job, money worries, experts say
When a three-year-old boy showed up with fingernail marks all over his swollen legs last month, his kindergarten teacher noticed immediately.A medical examination confirmed her suspicion, that the boy was…
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Stuck in the sandbox: Thailand’s strict, inconsistent Covid-19 rules frustrate Phuket tourists
The sky over Phuket clears, just in time for sunset. A man hurriedly sets out plastic chairs in the sand on Patong Beach in the hopes that a passing tourist might…
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Coronavirus: Canada to require vaccines for air travellers and federal staff
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government said it will make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for airline and rail passengers, transport workers and federal employees, in one of its final announcements before the…
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Bali was our playground. Now Fortress Australia has turned its back on Indonesia | Brigid Delaney
Covid has hastened Australia’s inward drift, but now is not the time to disengage from our struggling neighbour The effects of living in Fortress Australia are profound on the psyche.…
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Drug firms poised to make billions of dollars from Covid booster jabs
Sales of BioNTech, Moderna and Pfizer drugs could rival $6bn-a-year market for flu vaccines, say analysts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The drug companies Pfizer, BioNTech…
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Covid live news: England’s R number between 0.8 and 1.0; Thailand predicts daily cases to double by next month
England’s Covid reproduction could be below one in some areas; Thai officials believe daily cases could rise to 45,000 within weeks Common myths about Covid – debunked Booster jabs for…
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Four Florida teachers died this week, days before school year begins
Florida education commissioner threatens sanctions against the county’s school board if it defies the state’s anti-masking law, even as cases spike and hospitals fill Four teachers in Florida’s Broward county…
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Are you in denial? Because it’s not just anti-vaxxers and climate sceptics | Jonathan Freedland
To accept the facts about climate science without changing the way we live is also to deny reality It’s easy to laugh at the anti-vaccine movement, and this week they…