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CNA Explains: What is a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, and how will it protect me?

September 14, 2022 at 05:50PM

Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, which was granted interim authorisation by Singapore's Health Sciences Authority for use as a booster shot, targets both the original strain and Omicron BA.1 variant of the coronavirus.
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Dragon boat contest ditches Hong Kong over Covid-19 restrictions

September 17, 2022 8:27 PM

HONG KONG - The world's top dragon boat competition will ditch Hong Kong in favour of Thailand next year due to the city's stringent coronavirus rules, organisers announced on Saturday.
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Turning coronavirus page, Oktoberfest kicks off after two-year hiatus

September 17, 2022 at 08:50PM


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China plans easier border entry rules for some foreign tourists

September 19, 2022 5:50 PM

China has shut its borders to foreign tourists since the outbreak of the new coronavirus in 2020.
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Hong Kong government to further ease coronavirus measures

September 30, 2022 4:03 PM

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong government said on Friday it aims to ease some coronavirus curbs in an orderly way as pandemic trends in the Asia financial hub were continuing to stabilise.
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5 unusual COVID-19 symptoms – and what to do about them

November 20, 2022 at 07:37AM

“Hairy tongue”, pins and needles and "COVID-19 toe" are just a few unnerving yet real manifestations of the coronavirus.
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Hong Kong leader tests positive for Covid-19 after Apec summit

November 21, 2022 8:39 AM

Hong Kong is seeing more infections after easing back on two years of draconian curbs, though not yet to the point of living with the coronavirus.
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Protests against China’s strict zero-COVID policy up pressure on slowing economy: Analysts

November 29, 2022 at 03:26PM

China's stringent COVID-19 curbs have been crucial at controlling the coronavirus spread, but the restrictions have weighed heavily on its economy, said observers.
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IMF chief praises China's 'decisive' move away from zero-Covid

December 09, 2022 3:49 PM

Beijing on Wednesday announced a loosening of its zero-tolerance approach to coronavirus outbreaks.
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The coronavirus may spread from corpses, scientists report

December 16, 2022 12:39 AM

Bereaved family members should exercise caution, experts warn.
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Scientists in China crack coronavirus evolution code

December 22, 2022 11:30 AM

It could help researchers develop broad-spectrum Covid-19 vaccines and drugs, said the study published in Nature.
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China's COVID-19 surge might spawn a new coronavirus mutant

December 25, 2022 at 10:50PM


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Japan to tighten Covid-19 border controls for travellers from China

January 04, 2023 5:06 PM

Additional measures will require negative coronavirus tests before passengers board direct flights from China.
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Businesses prepare to invest in China again following relaxation of strict COVID-19 curbs

January 11, 2023 at 02:18PM

China’s abrupt relaxation of restrictions has led to the coronavirus sweeping across the country, with some estimates suggesting millions being infected daily.
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Chinese fret over infecting elderly kin as holidays prompt Covid-19 warnings

January 12, 2023 12:19 PM

They are caught in a dilemma: return home or keep their grandparents safe from the coronavirus.
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China finds no new Covid-19 variants but mutation threat lingers

January 14, 2023 3:32 PM

Coronavirus mutations may yet still emerge that could be devastating.
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Hong Kong economy shrank 3.5% in 2022

February 01, 2023 7:05 PM

HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s economy shrank by 3.5 per cent in 2022, with exports plunging and the city’s worst-ever coronavirus outbreak battering businesses, the government announced Wednesday, while saying it hoped China’s reopening would spur a recovery.
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Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into COVID-19 pandemic

February 28, 2023 at 07:57AM


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Surge in respiratory illnesses in China not linked to Covid-19: Experts

December 01, 2023 12:35 PM

The surge comes in the first full winter since China lifted the stringent coronavirus restrictions it imposed in 2020.
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Chinese COVID whistleblower due for release after 4 years in jail

Authorities in China were expected on Monday to release a citizen journalist jailed for four years after she documented the early phases of the coronavirus outbreak from the central city of Wuhan in 2020.
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