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[ad_1] South China morning post Hong Kong fourth wave: experts warn of business closures, shopping mall curfew ‘if residents don’t cooperate’ as city records 74 new Covid-19 cases Hong Kong’s leading health experts have called for the closure of non-essential businesses and the reduction of opening hours in shopping malls, …

[ad_1] BERLIN – When Covid-19 first arrived in Europe in February this year, Dr Angela Merkel, a physicist by training, quickly understood the dangers that an exponentially growing pandemic could bring. The German chancellor quickly managed to get the heads of the 16 German states to join on board, and …

[ad_1] NEWARK, Delaware: US President-elect Joe Biden received his first injected dose of the COVID-19 vaccine live on television on Monday (December 21) in an effort to increase confidence in his safety ahead of his broad distribution next year. Biden has said he would make fighting the coronavirus, which has …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: While the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine in Singapore is good news, it will likely take months for life to return to normal as the country develops herd immunity and the effects of the vaccine are further studied, the experts said. Those who are “lucky” to be among …

[ad_1] GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned against widespread alarm over a highly infectious new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, saying this was a normal part of the evolution of a pandemic. WHO officials even shed a positive light on the discovery of the new strains …

[ad_1] South China morning post Hong Kong fourth wave: experts warn of business closures, shopping mall curfew ‘if residents don’t cooperate’ as city records 74 new Covid-19 cases Hong Kong’s leading health experts have called for the closure of non-essential businesses and the reduction of opening hours in shopping malls, …

[ad_1] DOVER, England: Countries around the world closed their borders to Great Britain on Monday (December 21) due to fears about a highly infectious new strain of coronavirus, causing travel chaos and increasing the possibility of food shortages. days before Britain leaves the European Union. . India, Pakistan, Poland, Spain, …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Instead of aiming for a certain percentage of the population to be inoculated to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19, Singapore should vaccinate as many people as possible. In an interview with the CNA, Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, who is on the Expert Committee for COVID-19 Vaccination, said …

[ad_1] A sign reminds people to wear their protective masks due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, during the Poinsettia Wishes flower show, as part of the Christmas celebrations at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on Sunday. (Reuters photo) SINGAPORE: Singapore received its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines on Monday, …

[ad_1] SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia’s most populous state reported on Monday (Dec. 21) its smallest one-day increase in new Covid-19 cases in three days, fueling cautious optimism that authorities have contained an outbreak. in the northern coastal suburbs of Sydney. New South Wales (NSW) said 15 people had tested positive …