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Hong Kong’s incoming chief executive, John Lee, says the city still has to work hard at controlling the coronavirus and boosting vaccination rates

When a state of disaster was declared in South Africa in 2020 in response to the COVID pandemic, a hard lockdown was instituted and schools were shut. This was followed by varying periods of lockdowns, school closure and rotational timetables to maintain social distancing across different grades.

The council said last year parties involved had agreed the timescales were 'unrealistic' largely due to Covid pandemic and the time to pay out was extended

Since Covid-19 struck, the words “travel” and “chaos” have become almost inseparable. Last year it was driven by red lists, testing requirements and border closures. Today, the issue is staffing.

She said Covid PPE may have made her headaches more frequent

Officials in Shanghai have announced plans to reopen China’s largest city on Wednesday following a two-month Covid lockdown.

Ministers demand swift action to end holiday misery for thousands of families

After struggling to find staff during the pandemic, businesses in Singapore have increasingly turned to deploying robots to help carry out a range of tasks, from surveying construction sites to scanning library bookshelves. The city-state relies on foreign workers, but their number fell by 235,700 between December 2019 and September…

Still angry or ready to move on? Hundreds of people in Wales have been describing how they feel about the scandal after Wales' First Minister gave his verdict on the sorry affair