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Covid-19: Thousands fleeing to China as Hong Kong outbreak widens

HONG KONG: Chinese in Hong Kong are going to great lengths to get back to the mainland as Covid-19 takes hold in the formerly virus-free financial hub, posing a challenge for officials fearful of contagion.

The Times of India

Hong Kong maps terms of COVID vaccine pass amid record high cases

Hong Kong will expand its vaccine bubble to include shopping malls and supermarkets, authorities confirmed on Monday, but added there would be exemptions and random inspections in some places, as they battle a new record surge in COVID-19 cases.

Reuters

Hong Kong to set up new anti-epidemic task force to prepare for mass testing

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is mobilising police in the battle against Covid-19 by getting a new anti-epidemic task force under the Security Bureau to prepare for universal testing, the South China Morning Post has learned.

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Germany to begin rollout of Novavax’s jab; New Zealand to end vaccine mandates after Omicron peak

Latest updates: Germany hopes protein-based vaccine comparable to flu jabs will help sway people sceptical of mRNA vaccines

The Guardian - UK

Singapore, Hong Kong left behind as global travel rebounds

A global travel divide is deepening as some countries ditch COVID-19 restrictions including quarantines, isolation and even mandatory testing for good, while others cling to years-old curbs.

Tribune News Service

Shadowy messengers delivering threats to Hong Kong civil society

HONG KONG: Covert meetings, whispered threats, and mysterious phone calls –- warnings of reprisals by authorities from shadowy messengers are hounding Hong Kong's civil society as China flattens a pro-democracy movement.

Bangkok Post

Sudden disappearance brought artist to Liverpool from Hong Kong

Yarli Allison, 33, has a 'unique attachment' to Liverpool

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Hong Kong says anti-virus controls might be tightened

Hong Kong's top health official says anti-virus controls that ban public gatherings in Hong Kong of more than two people might be tightened to stop a surge in infections

The Independent UK

Hong Kong in "all-out combat" to contain COVID outbreak with China support

Hong Kong is in "all-out combat" to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, the city's number two official said on Sunday, with the ramping up of community isolation and treatment units helped by mainland Chinese construction teams.

Reuters

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ABC News

UAE expected to complete official process on FTA in 60 days: official

Trade pact will prompt international companies to shift to India from Hong Kong, Singapore

The Hindu

Hong Kong reports more than 6,000 new cases in virus surge

Hong Kong has reported 15 coronavirus deaths and more than 6,000 confirmed cases for a second day as the government announced plans to ease crowding in hospitals by building more isolation units

The Independent UK

Weekly Must-Read: State Insurance Boss’s Capital Games in Hong Kong

How the former chief of Taiping Insurance wove a web of shady deals and came under investigation by graft busters

Caixin Global

Hong Kong ramps up isolation facility plans as COVID infections climb

Hong Kong reported 6,063 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as the the city's government made more plans for isolation facilities to take some strain off a healthcare system as infections have risen by more than 60 times since the month began.

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The Hindu

Coronavirus live updates | 80 per cent of India’s adult population fully vaccinated: Health Ministry

Hong Kong to postpone election amid COVID-19 surge

Reuters

Hong Kong's 'zero-COVID' success now worsens strains of Omicron spike

Hong Kong until recently had an enviable record battling COVID-19, but as an Omicron wave now overwhelms the city, the steps that saved lives are making life unbearable for many of its 7.4 million people.

Al Jazeera

Shades of the early pandemic as Omicron tests Hong Kong

As hospitals struggle with surge of patients, experts wonder whether Zero COVID policy contributed to city’s problems.

Bangkok Post

Asia Pacific set to become world’s largest data centre region over next decade

Asia Pacific’s data centre market continues to grow at a relentless pace and is set to become the world’s largest data centre region over the next decade. According to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest 2022 Data Centre Global Market Comparison report, Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney are ranked among the top…

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Inverse

The crucial connection between gut bacteria and Covid-19 symptoms, explained

A link between gut bacteria and Covid-19 has already been reported in research from Hong Kong and China. A new study adds to the pile.

ABC News

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Daily Mirror

Overrun hospitals in Hong Kong forced to leave Covid patients on beds in car parks

Dozens of patients were seen waiting on stretchers outside hospitals in Hong Kong which has recorded an average number of new infections at 2,940 per day

Reuters

Hong Kong's future unclear as leadership election, lacking front-runner, is delayed by COVID

Hong Kong on Friday postponed an election for a new leader until May to battle a raging COVID outbreak, but unlike previous years, there's still no front-runner for the job, adding to uncertainty about the city's future as Beijing imposes its rule.

Reuters

Hong Kong leader election postponed as city battles COVID surge

The election of Hong Kong's chief executive, scheduled to be held in March, will be postponed to May as the Asian financial hub battles to control an accelerating surge in COVID-19 infections, city leader Carrie Lam said on Friday.

Benzinga

Meituan Shares Get Butchered As China Introduces Tougher Laws

Meituan (OTC:MPNGY) shares shed ~15% after China issued new guidelines asking food delivery platforms to cut restaurant fees to reduce business costs, Bloomberg reports. Online food delivery platforms will have to offer preferential fees to restaurants in regions hit by the pandemic, as per the National Development and Reform Commission. Related Content: US Adds…

The Independent UK

Hong Kong postpones leader election amid COVID-19 outbreak

Hong Kong will postpone elections for its next leader until May 8 as the city grapples with a worsening coronavirus outbreak with thousands of new infections daily

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