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After 945 Days, Hong Kong Ends World's Longest Mask Mandate
Hong Kong will stop requiring masks to be worn in public places from Wednesday, drawing to a close the prolonged Covid era that damaged its economy and standing in the world.
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Hong Kong Suspects Imported Hamsters Are Spreading Covid
Hong Kong, suspecting that imported hamsters may have spread Covid, ordered the culling of thousands of the small mammals as part of its increasingly fervent quest to eliminate the virus.
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Wear Two Masks To Keep Omicron At Bay, These Experts Say
High-risk people should consider wearing two face masks to guard against contracting the Omicron variant, two Hong Kong virus experts said, as the city attempts to stamp out an outbreak of the highly infectious virus.
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US Sets World Daily Record of Over 1 Million Covid Cases
More than 1 million people in the US were diagnosed with Covid-19 on Monday as a tsunami of omicron swamps every aspect of daily American life.
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World Hits Record Daily Covid Cases Thanks To Omicron
Global Covid-19 cases hit a daily record on Monday, disrupting the holiday season a year after vaccines first started rolling out and two years after the emergence of the virus that many hoped would be fleeting.
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Millions Took This Chinese Vaccine Against Covid. New Study Has Worrying Results.
The vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech Ltd., one of the most widely used in the world, doesn't provide sufficient antibodies to neutralize the omicron variant, said Hong Kong researchers in initial lab findings that may have sweeping consequences for th
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Covid-Killing Stainless Steel Kills Virus Within Hours. Here's How
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed the world's first stainless steel that kills the Covid-19 virus within hours, adding to the arsenal of products being created globally to curb the pathogen that triggered the worst pandemic of the past century.
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Why Some Nations Have Deadlier Outbreaks With The Same Vaccines
It's one of the great puzzles of the pandemic. Most developed economies are now highly vaccinated with some of the most effective shots on offer, so why are the latest Covid-19 outbreaks more deadly in some places than in others?
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No Flights, He Sailed 6,000 KM Across Pacific To Return To Australia
Stuck in Tahiti with no available flights, Paul Stratfold was running out of time to get back home to Australia and renew his residency visa. The Briton decided his best option was to sail 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles).
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Delta Variant Engulfs These Asian Countries With Fastest-Growing Deaths
Southeast Asia is emerging as a battlefield for one of the worlds worst COVID-19 outbreaks, due to the fast-spreading Delta variant and the slow rollout of vaccines.
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Here, Covid Cases Surge Past India, Marking New Epicenter
Indonesia surpassed India's daily Covid-19 case numbers, marking a new Asian virus epicenter as the spread of the highly-contagious delta variant drives up infections in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
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"If You Have A Strong Heart...": China Tycoon's Turnaround After Jail
In 2018, Zhang Wenzhong was cleared by China's top court of financial misconduct charges after earlier spending more than half a decade in prison.
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China Covid Shot Has 4 Wildly Different Efficacy Rates, Fuels Skepticism
Days before a global rollout kicks off with the President of Indonesia receiving the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. vaccine on live television, uncertainty swirls over the efficacy of the leading Chinese shot, for which four different protection rate numbers have been released in recent weeks.
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World's First Confirmed Coronavirus Re-Infection Reported In Hong Kong
A man caught the coronavirus after recovering from an initial bout in April in what scientists said was the first case showing that reinfection may occur within a few months.
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China's Biggest Casinos Use Artificial Intelligence To Spot Who Will Lose
Some of the world's biggest casino operators in Macau, the Chinese territory that's the epicenter of global gaming, are starting to deploy digitally-enabled poker chips and baccarat tables, hidden cameras and facial recognition technology to track which of their millions of customers are likely to lose the most money.
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After 945 Days, Hong Kong Ends World's Longest Mask Mandate
Hong Kong will stop requiring masks to be worn in public places from Wednesday, drawing to a close the prolonged Covid era that damaged its economy and standing in the world.
-
Hong Kong Suspects Imported Hamsters Are Spreading Covid
Hong Kong, suspecting that imported hamsters may have spread Covid, ordered the culling of thousands of the small mammals as part of its increasingly fervent quest to eliminate the virus.
-
Wear Two Masks To Keep Omicron At Bay, These Experts Say
High-risk people should consider wearing two face masks to guard against contracting the Omicron variant, two Hong Kong virus experts said, as the city attempts to stamp out an outbreak of the highly infectious virus.
-
US Sets World Daily Record of Over 1 Million Covid Cases
More than 1 million people in the US were diagnosed with Covid-19 on Monday as a tsunami of omicron swamps every aspect of daily American life.
-
World Hits Record Daily Covid Cases Thanks To Omicron
Global Covid-19 cases hit a daily record on Monday, disrupting the holiday season a year after vaccines first started rolling out and two years after the emergence of the virus that many hoped would be fleeting.
-
Millions Took This Chinese Vaccine Against Covid. New Study Has Worrying Results.
The vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech Ltd., one of the most widely used in the world, doesn't provide sufficient antibodies to neutralize the omicron variant, said Hong Kong researchers in initial lab findings that may have sweeping consequences for th
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Covid-Killing Stainless Steel Kills Virus Within Hours. Here's How
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed the world's first stainless steel that kills the Covid-19 virus within hours, adding to the arsenal of products being created globally to curb the pathogen that triggered the worst pandemic of the past century.
-
Why Some Nations Have Deadlier Outbreaks With The Same Vaccines
It's one of the great puzzles of the pandemic. Most developed economies are now highly vaccinated with some of the most effective shots on offer, so why are the latest Covid-19 outbreaks more deadly in some places than in others?
-
No Flights, He Sailed 6,000 KM Across Pacific To Return To Australia
Stuck in Tahiti with no available flights, Paul Stratfold was running out of time to get back home to Australia and renew his residency visa. The Briton decided his best option was to sail 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles).
-
Delta Variant Engulfs These Asian Countries With Fastest-Growing Deaths
Southeast Asia is emerging as a battlefield for one of the worlds worst COVID-19 outbreaks, due to the fast-spreading Delta variant and the slow rollout of vaccines.
-
Here, Covid Cases Surge Past India, Marking New Epicenter
Indonesia surpassed India's daily Covid-19 case numbers, marking a new Asian virus epicenter as the spread of the highly-contagious delta variant drives up infections in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
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"If You Have A Strong Heart...": China Tycoon's Turnaround After Jail
In 2018, Zhang Wenzhong was cleared by China's top court of financial misconduct charges after earlier spending more than half a decade in prison.
-
China Covid Shot Has 4 Wildly Different Efficacy Rates, Fuels Skepticism
Days before a global rollout kicks off with the President of Indonesia receiving the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. vaccine on live television, uncertainty swirls over the efficacy of the leading Chinese shot, for which four different protection rate numbers have been released in recent weeks.
-
World's First Confirmed Coronavirus Re-Infection Reported In Hong Kong
A man caught the coronavirus after recovering from an initial bout in April in what scientists said was the first case showing that reinfection may occur within a few months.
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China's Biggest Casinos Use Artificial Intelligence To Spot Who Will Lose
Some of the world's biggest casino operators in Macau, the Chinese territory that's the epicenter of global gaming, are starting to deploy digitally-enabled poker chips and baccarat tables, hidden cameras and facial recognition technology to track which of their millions of customers are likely to lose the most money.
