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More patients, fewer nurses: Hong Kong's medical frontline struggles with COVID surge

Yee, a nurse on the frontline of Hong Kong's fight against COVID-19, recently became one of the patients her hospital had to turn away, after isolation wards, and later corridors, became overpacked with people on gurneys.

Reuters

Oil prices climb to record highs while global stocks fall on fears of impending Ukraine conflict

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong impacted by fears of a Russian invasion

The Independent UK

UK reports 205 new coronavirus-related deaths and 41,130 cases; Ireland to drop most curbs – as it happened

Ireland will drop most restrictions, including mandatory face masks, on Monday

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Hong Kong to enforce mass testing amid predicted surge in COVID infections

Hong Kong will roll out compulsory testing for COVID-19 starting in mid-March for its 7.4 million residents, leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as university researchers predicted new infections could peak at a staggering 180,000 a day next month.

Reuters

Travel UK: Covid rules for tourists flying to Canada, Gibraltar and Hong Kong

If you are looking to fly from the United Kingdom to holiday destinations such as Canada, Gibraltar and Hong Kong, we have all the latest covid travel rues you need to know about.

Edinburgh Live

Hong Kong pet owner sentenced to community service for putting cat in washing machine

HONG KONG: A woman has been spared jail for trapping her cat in a washing machine as punishment for defecating on her clothes in a Hong Kong flat last year.

Bangkok Post

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.

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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.

Bangkok Post

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

Liverpool Echo

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

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Reuters

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.

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COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in one place — as it happened

Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia.

The Hindu

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 Independent UK

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

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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

Reuters

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.

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…

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.

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