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Hong Kong to scrap Covid-19 test for international travellers
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong announced that the mandatory Covid-19 test for international travelers and the city's pass required to enter most venues would be scrapped.
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Covid runs rampant in China, as government washes hands
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Just four days earlier, the Chinese government reported its first COVID-related deaths -just two of them, mind you - since Beijing released a ten-point easing plan on 7 December. This signaled a turnaround from the nation's controversial and harsh zero-COVID policy.
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New symptoms found in COVID-infected children raise concerns in Hong Kong
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 29 (ANI): The health experts in Hong Kong have warned of new clinical features including hoarseness and inspiratory stridor (a sign of airway obstruction) among children suffering from COVID-19 during the fifth wave.
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Hong Kong to distribute 290,000 RAT kits following COVID-19 detection in s
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, July 3 (ANI): Hong Kong on Sunday said that it will distribute around 290,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits as part of a follow-up on the recent detection of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples.
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Hong Kong continues tracing COVID-19 through sewage surveillance
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 1 (ANI): Hong Kong government on Sunday announced that the COVID-19 virus has recently been detected in sewage samples from some areas in the city, indicating that there may be hidden cases on the premises.
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Air India cancels flights to Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Air India has cancelled flight services to Hong Kong due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities and limited demand in the sector, the airline said.
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Amid surge in COVID cases, people fear possible increase of Chinese author
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 19 (ANI): As Hong Kong surpassed one million Covid-19 cases since 2020, some are afraid that the government's failure to get the virus under control has accelerated Beijing's authority over the "semiautonomous Chinese territory," reported media.
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Hong Kong COVID-19 cases cross 1 million
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 19 (ANI): Hong Kong's COVID-19 case count surpassed 1 million on Friday, amid the fifth and the worst wave of the disease.
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Hong Kong to exclude large companies 'unaffected by COVID fifth wave' from
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 19 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that the country will exclude the large supermarkets and pharmacy chains, as well as other businesses from the next round of government wage subsidies, who remain "unaffected" from the fifth-wave of Covid-19 outbreak.
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COVID death toll in Hong Kong exceeds that of China's Wuhan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 15 (ANI): COVID-19 deaths in Hong Kong have outnumbered that of China's Wuhan, where the first case was reported in December 2019.
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Hong Kong's COVID-19 death rate hits highest in world
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 10 (ANI): Hong Kong's COVID-19 death rate per million has hit the highest in the world, with the elderly, many of whom were unvaccinated, becoming the prime victim of infection.
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Hong Kong reports 7,533 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths including an infant
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 21 (ANI): Hong Kong is witnessing a surge in the number of COVID cases as the country reported 7,533 cases on Monday and 13 deaths, including an 11-month-old child.
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