Coronavirus: Asia’s Covid deaths top 1 million, as Omicron spreads across region

Asia passed the grim milestone of one million coronavirus-linked deaths on Friday, a Reuters tally showed, as a spike in Omicron variant infections spreads across the region after starting in nations such as Japan and South Korea.The death toll in Asia, home to more than half the world’s population, reached 1,000,045, contributing 16 per cent of global deaths related to Covid-19, the tally showed.Hong Kong TVB to trial run closed-loop system to keep cameras rollingNew cases remain at record or…

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