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'Whack-a-mole': Experts call Hong Kong's zero-Covid policy unsustainable
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Finland moves up planned easing of Covid restrictions
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CovidNow: Nearly 50pc of Malaysia’s adult population received Covid booster shot
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Covid-19 vaccine not 'direct cause' of heart condition that led to woman's death, say two Singapore hospitals that treated her
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Report: US health agency has 'persistent deficiencies' in its crisis response
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US presses China to loosen Covid rules on diplomats
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Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic, expands booster eligibility
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EU: Booster shots could cut Europe’s Covid hospitalisations by up to 800,000
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Singapore Grand Prix gets green light for next seven years
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EasyJet halves first-quarter loss despite Omicron
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Russia reports record Covid-19 cases for seventh day in a row
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Boston hospital refuses heart transplant to unvaccinated patient
BOSTON, Jan 27 — A hospital in Boston refused to perform a heart transplant on a patient who had not been vaccinated for Covid-19, US television media reported Wednesday. A...
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Sabah govt eases CNY SOPs
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 27 — The Sabah state government has relaxed the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the Chinese New Year celebration from Jan 31 to Feb 15. State...
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Malaysia’s new Covid-19 cases break 5,000-mark for first time since Dec 2021 with 5,439 logged
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — New Covid-19 cases in the country crossed the 5,000-mark today, as Malaysia logged 5,439 new infections. This is the first time since December 10, 2021...
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Germany reports new daily record for Covid-19 infections
BERLIN, Jan 27 — Germany reported another record number of daily new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, crossing the 200,000 threshold for the first time, as the country debates...
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Penang chief minister out of quarantine
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 27 — Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow ended his Covid-19 quarantine today, after being given the all-clear by the state Health Department. Chow said he had...
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Beijing city limits movement in more areas to curb Covid cases before Olympics
BEIJING, Jan 27 — Beijing has limited the movement of people in more parts of the Chinese capital, even as it reported fewer Covid-19 cases on Thursday, in a bid to lower virus...
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Australia reports fewer Covid-19 deaths, hospitalisations steady
SYDNEY, Jan 27 — Australia reported fewer Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, a day after recording a pandemic high, while hospital cases remained steady, raising hopes the country’s...
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Covid-19: Klang Valley lion dance troupes ready to perform again amidst slow business due to strict SOPs (VIDEO)
PETALING JAYA, Jan 27 — Chinese New Year celebrations are never complete without lion dance performances that we missed watching last year due to Covid-19 restrictions. ...
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Omicron subvariant appears more contagious, but not more severe, Denmark says
COPENHAGEN, Jan 27 — The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which is dominant in Denmark, appears more contagious than the more common BA.1 sub-lineage, Danish...
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England lifts Omicron restrictions
LONDON, Jan 27 — England on Thursday lifted coronavirus restrictions imposed to tackle the Omicron variant, with masks no longer required in enclosed places and vaccine...
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Study shows two-thirds of Omicron cases in England reinfections
LONDON, Jan 27 — Nearly two-thirds of people in England who tested positive for Covid-19 in January previously had the virus or suspected they had it, a large long-running...
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Prague Covid ward staff do away with protective suits
PRAGUE, Jan 27 — Doctors treating Covid patients at a Prague hospital have shed their once mandatory protective suits, claiming that bacteria clinging to their sleeves actually...
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Israel rolls out fourth vaccine dose to vulnerable over-18s
JERUSALEM, Jan 27 — Israel announced Wednesday that it would start making fourth Covid-19 vaccine shots available to all vulnerable people aged over 18, continuing its drive to...
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Covid-19: Omicron wave has started in Malaysia, says Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — The Omicron wave has begun in Malaysia and the number of Covid-19 cases in the country is expected to rise, said Health Minister Khairy...
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Serie A on the verge of financial ruin, says Inter CEO Marotta
ROME, Jan 27 — Italy’s Serie A is at risk of insolvency and needs more financial support from the government during the pandemic as well as stadiums at higher capacity,...
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French advisory body sees no significant advantage from 4th Covid-19 jab, reports Le Monde
PARIS, Jan 26 — The French vaccine strategy council (COSV) told the French government giving people a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose would not bring significant advantages, French...
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Austria to end lockdown for Covid unvaccinated
VIENNA, Jan 26 — Austria today announced it was ending a lockdown for those unvaccinated as it prepares to become the first EU country to make Covid-19 jabs mandatory from next...
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Sweden extends pandemic curbs by two weeks
STOCKHOLM, Jan 26 — Sweden will extend its current pandemic measures by another two weeks, the minister for health said today, as the Omicron variant is spreading at record...
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German Covid cases hit record as parliament debates vaccine mandate
BERLIN, Jan 26 — Germany today reported a new record of 164,000 Covid-19 infections in one day as the lower house of parliament prepared to debate proposals to either require or...
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Russia’s daily Covid cases hit record high for sixth day running
MOSCOW, Jan 26 — Russia reported a record daily number of Covid-19 cases today as the Omicron variant of the virus spreads, authorities said. New daily cases jumped to 74,692,...
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Covid-hit Australian warship delivers disaster aid to Tonga
NUKU’ALOFA (Tonga), Jan 26 — A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga today, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck nation under...