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When can we travel? Hong Kong companies aim to get Asia’s tourists safely moving amid pandemic
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Across Asia, many planes are still grounded and most travellers remain worried about getting on the road before 2021. But as…
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Salmon import ban and partial lockdown for Beijing after new Covid-19 cases in Chinese capital
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube China halted salmon imports from European suppliers on June 17, 2020, amid fears the product is connected to a fresh cluster…
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China’s Shaolin monks use kung fu style to disinfect temple and resume shows amid pandemic
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Shaolin monks in China’s central province of Henan have incorporated kung fu moves into their chores while disinfecting the temple so…
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New Zealand’s coronavirus-free streak ends with two new imported cases
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube New Zealand is no longer free of the coronavirus after health officials reported two new Covid-19 cases on June 16, 2020.…
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‘Hug curtain’ allows elderly safe cuddles from Covid-19 isolation at Brazil nursing home
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A “hug curtain” is allowing elderly residents at a nursing home in Sao Paulo, Brazil to enjoy long-overdue embraces with their…
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Chinese environmentalists work to expand population of endangered pangolins
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, China has stepped up legal protections for pangolins, one of the world’s most endangered animals which are…
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Indian taxi driver takes up driving ambulance amid coronavirus pandemic
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Mohammad Aamir Khan, a taxi driver in the Indian capital New Delhi, was left with no customers after the coronavirus started…
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New coronavirus outbreak at Beijing food market fuels fears of second wave of cases in China
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube New coronavirus cases which were reported starting June 11, 2020, at Beijing’s major wholesale market Xinfadi, are raising fears that a…
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Covid-19 vaccine tests, the ethics of human trials, vaccine nationalism & Big Pharma
Senior SCMP journalist Josephine Ma reports the latest on vaccine testing in mainland China, the deep ethical concerns over 'human challenge' trials and the reality of political promises of a…
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Beijing district in ‘wartime emergency mode’ after spike in local Covid-19 cases
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Beijing’s Fengtai district has launched “wartime-like control measures” following a spike in novel coronavirus cases centred around a major wholesale market…