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05.09.2022 / 08:33

'Just one breath': World's first inhaled Covid vaccine approved | 10 points

CanSino’s Ad5-nCoV for emergency use as a booster dose, China has become the first country to approve a needle-free, inhaled version of a Covid-19 vaccine, said an official statement quoted by news agency Bloomberg. The inhaled Covid-19 vaccine, made by Tianjin-based CanSino Biologics Inc, has pushed the company's shares up by 14.5% on Monday morning in Hong Kong, the organization said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday. The vaccine, which had undergone human testing in March 2020, is a new version of CanSino's one-shot Covid drug.

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New Covid symptoms found in infected children raise concerns

The latest development brings concerns for the city, which has reported over 7,000 COVID-19 cases for four consecutive days, as the new school year for primary and secondary schools is set to begin on September 1, as per local media reports. 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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Paxlovid, molnupiravir benefit older COVID-19 patients, 2 studies show

A pair of new studies describes the clinical benefits of two oral antiviral drugs in COVID-19 patients amid the Omicron period, one from Israel suggesting that nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) reduced rates of hospitalization and death in people 65 years or older, and research from Hong Kong demonstrating that Paxlovid and molnupiravir lowered rates of death, disease progression, and the need for supplemental oxygen in older hospitalized patients.

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Hong Kong cuts Covid hotel quarantine to 3 days on arrivals

southern Chinese city remains one of the few places in the world, together with mainland China, to require a quarantine to guard against travelers spreading COVID-19 to the local population. The policy taking effect Friday will be Hong Kong's shortest quarantine for arrivals since the pandemic began. Hong Kong leader John Lee said arriving travelers must quarantine three days in a designated hotel, then undergo four days of medical surveillance during which their movements will be restricted via the use of a health code system.

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Hong Kong eases Covid quarantine rules for incoming travellers

Hong Kong will shorten the Covid-19 hotel quarantine period for all arrivals to three days from seven, taking another step to gradually unwind stringent pandemic rules that have isolated the Asian financial hub.

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Taiwan cancels flights as China fires missiles after Pelosi visit

Taiwan canceled airline flights Thursday as China fired missiles near the self-ruled island in retaliation for a top American lawmaker’s visit, adding to the risk of disruptions in the flow of Taiwanese-made processor chips needed by global telecom and auto industries.China ordered ships and planes to avoid military drills that encircled Taiwan, which the mainland’s ruling Communist Party claims as part of its territory. The Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post called the drills an “effective Taiwan blockade.”Beijing announced “live-fire exercises” after Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the House of Representatives arrived Tuesday for a one-day visit, defying warnings from Beijing.

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Hong Kong bans eating at annual food expo over Covid

Visitors to Hong Kong's annual exhibition of global gourmet food will once again not be allowed to sample the delicacies due to coronavirus curbs, the organiser has said.

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Giant video screen falls at Hong Kong concert, 2 dancers injured

Concertgoers in Hong Kong were left stunned when a suspended video screen fell onto the stage injuring two dancers at a performance by the popular Cantopop boyband Mirror on Thursday night.

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Will Smith breaks silence on Oscars slap, says he’s ‘deeply remorseful’

Will Smith is finally ready to talk about his infamous “slap heard around the world.”

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Giant screen falls on dancers during boy band's Hong Kong concert, sparking investigation

FILE - Hong Kong band "Mirror" performances at the main stage during the E-Sports and Music Festival Hong Kong 2019 on July 28, 2019, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Ivan Abreu/Getty Images for Hong Kong Tourism Board) HONG KONG - Hong Kong officials said Friday they would open an investigation into a concert accident in which a giant video screen fell down onto the stage and injured two dancers.Video clips from the Cantopop group Mirror concert Thursday night show a massive LED screen suspended above the stage crashing down, directly landing on one dancer before toppling over onto another as audience members scream in horror.The injured performers were both sent to the hospital, with one of the dancers reported to be in "serious condition."Hong Kong leader John Lee said Friday that authorities will "comprehensively investigate the incident" and review safety requirements for future performances, according to a government statement.He also said the government would help family members of one of the injured dancers be able to travel from Canada to Hong Kong to see him.HONG KONG, CHINA - MAY 13: Members of Hong Kong boy band Mirror attend a launching ceremony of Now TV UEFA Euro 2020 event pass on May 13, 2021 in Hong Kong, China.

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Chinese export hubs order mass Covid-19 testing, raising risk of lockdowns

HONG KONG : Two of China’s biggest cities ordered residents to undergo mass Covid-19 tests this week, highlighting the risk that fresh outbreaks could trigger new and economically costly lockdowns.

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Euro nears parity with dollar on growth fears

Global equities faltered, oil fell and the euro inched closer to parity with the safe haven dollar today as the prospect of further tightening by central banks, renewed Covid outbreaks in China and Europe's energy shortages spooked investors.

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Visiting Hong Kong? Authorities mull movement restrictions as Covid-19 cases

Hong Kong authorities are planning to implement a health code system, similar to that of mainland China, that would restrict the movements of those infected with Covid-19 and overseas arrivals as the city battled its fifth and worst outbreak that infected over a million people and killed over 9,000 Hong Kong authorities are planning to implement a health code system, similar to that of mainland China, that would restrict the movements of those infected with Covid-19 and overseas arrivals as the city battled its fifth and worst outbreak that infected over a million people and killed over 9,000. Besides issuing electronic wristbands for those in home isolation to ensure that they stay quarantined, the authorities plan to update the Covid-19 risk-exposure app LeaveHomeSafe, news agency AP reported.

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Chinese-Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua set to go on trial in China

Chinese-Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua, who went missing in Hong Kong five years ago, was due to go on trial in China on Monday, the Canadian embassy in Beijing said.

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Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes after being towed from Hong Kong port

A video frame grab from AFPTV footage show Hong Kong's Jumbo Floating Restaurant, an iconic but aging tourist attraction designed like a Chinese imperial palace, being towed out of Aberdeen Harbour on June 14, 2022, after years of revitalization effo HONG KONG - Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city, its parent company said Monday.The restaurant encountered "adverse conditions" on Saturday as it was passing the Xisha Islands, also known as the Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea, and water entered the vessel and it began to tip, according to Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises Ltd.The company said no one was injured, but that efforts to save the vessel failed and it capsized on Sunday."As the water depth at the scene is over 1,000 meters, (it makes it) extremely difficult to carry out salvage works," it said in a statement.It said the company "is very saddened by this accident."File: The Jumbo floating restaurant, Aberdeen Bay, seen in 1991. (Photo by Edgar MC TRESSIN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) The Jumbo Floating Restaurant, almost 80 meters (260 feet) in length, had been a landmark in Hong Kong for over four decades, serving Cantonese cuisine to over 3 million guests including Queen Elizabeth II and Tom Cruise.It closed in 2020 due to the pandemic and laid off all its staff.

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Disney offering private jet travel packages to parks for $110,000

Fireworks and lights illuminate the Sleeping Beauty Castle during a media premiere show ahead of the "Momentous" nighttime fireworks and projection mapping show at Hong Kong Disneyland on June 14, 2022 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Li Zhihua/China N Disney fans who have dreamed of visiting all 12 of the House of Mouse's theme parks across the globe will soon be able to do so for a hefty price tag. Adventures by Disney has announced a new offering called Disney Parks Around the World, a 24-day vacation across six countries.

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News Scan for Jun 01, 2022

Three COVID-19 vaccine doses offer good protection against infection and hospitalization, including those caused by variants of concern—regardless of brand, type, or combination, according to an ongoing meta-analysis published yesterday in BMJ.Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong searched 38 World

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China tops Google, YouTube results on Covid origins and Beijing’s human-rights record

HONG KONG : China’s global campaign to expand the reach of its political positions is helping it secure a coveted piece of online real estate: first-page search results on Google and other major Western portals. Content reflecting Beijing’s position on its human-rights record and the origins of Covid-19 now regularly appears among top results on Google, Bing and YouTube, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution and another Washington think tank, the Alliance for Securing Democracy, which seeks to study and resist the influence of authoritarian governments.

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Clothes that fight climate change: Researchers test aprons that capture CO2 from air

backed by H&M’s nonprofit, have launched a project in which cotton garments are treated with a solution that allows the clothing to capture CO2 from the air and then release it as nutrition for plants. The researchers are testing the project in the form of cotton aprons worn by staff at a restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden.CO2 is one of the main greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the planet. The fashion industry produces between 2% to 8% of global carbon emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Programme — while other more recent figures have estimated 8%-10%. Heightened demand from consumers for more sustainable practices has prompted the fashion industry to take interest and accelerate change.

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3 COVID vaccine doses appear to protect against Omicron subvariants

Three new studies report on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) and antibody responses to Omicron, with one from Sweden finding a drop in two-dose VE against severe disease after the transition from the BA.1 to the BA.2 subvariant but three-dose protection remaining above 80% against severe disease.

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Border Patrol seizes 460 counterfeit Rolex watches

CBP officers in Cincinnati seized a total of 460 counterfeitRolex watches that were arriving from Hong Kong and heading to a residence in Brooklyn, New York. (Credit: CPB) INDIANAPOLIS - U.S.

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Early signs you may have Omicron Covid variant - even if fully vaccinated

Omicron variant of Covid has show two early warning signs that you might have the virus – even if you've been vaccinated.According to experts, if you feel dizzy or fatigued, you might have caught the virus – regardless of how many jabs or boosters you have had.The variant was first found in South Africa and Hong Kong in November, 2021, and came to the UK a few weeks later in December.It was thought to be a much milder strain when compared to the then-more dominant Delta strain, which had taken hold of the country at the time.According to a recent report published in infectious disease and epidemiology journal, Eurosurveillance, there were eight key symptoms experienced by a Norwegian group of fully vaccinated partygoers recently.These were a cough, runny nose, fatigue, sore throat, headache, muscle pain, fever and sneezing.The study found that cough, runny nose and fatigue were among the most common symptoms in the vaccinated individuals while sneezing and fever were least common in the milder strain of the virus.This prompted nausea to be added to the official symptoms list worldwide, as dizziness was already on it.And according to Professor Tim Spector, the man behind the much-lauded ZOE Symptom Study app, around half of all new colds are actually Covid.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up for one of our newsletters here.Fatigue can also present itself as sore or weak muscles, headaches, and even blurry vision and loss of appetite.The news of two new symptoms comes as two new variants of Omicrom were found in Bengaluru, India.According to New Indian Express, BA.2.10 and BA.2.12 were found, but not much data exists yet as these are the first sightings of the new variant.A spokesman for the

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Kenneth Tsang, 'Rush Hour 2' and 'Die Another Day' actor, dies at 87

Actor Kenneth Tsang Kong poses with his trophy backstage during the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards on April 19, 2015, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) HONG KONG - Veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang has died while in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in the southern Chinese city, local media reported.Tsang was best known internationally for his action roles in the 2002 James Bond film "Die Another Day," John Woo’s "The Killer" in 1989, "Rush Hour 2" in 2001 starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, and 1998′s "The Replacement Killers" alongside Chow Yun-Fat and Mira Sorvino.Tsang had been undergoing seven days of quarantine after returning from Singapore on Monday and was found collapsed on the floor of his hotel room by staff on Wednesday, according to the South China Morning Post and other media.The South China Morning Post said Tsang was 87 but other sources gave his age as 86.No cause of death was given and the paper said he had tested negative for the virus and had no underlying medical conditions.In all, Tsang had some 237 acting credits, mainly in Hong Kong film and television productions, and especially in detective and martial arts movies, according to his IMDb page.Born in Shanghai, Tsang began acting after obtaining an architecture degree at the University of California, Berkeley, making his debut in 1955.

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Kenneth Tsang dead – James Bond and Rush Hour 2 actor dies in Covid quarantine hotel aged 86

VETERAN actor Kenneth Tsang has died in a Covid quarantine hotel in Hong Kong, reports say. He was 86.

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James Bond and Rush Hour 2 star Kenneth Tsang dies in Covid quarantine hotel

Hollywood films such as the blockbuster James Bond flick Die Another Day (2002) and Rush Hour 2 (2001). Tsang went into mandatory quarantine at the Kowloon Hotel after returning from Singapore on Monday (April 25).It's claimed Ministry of Health staff found him unconscious at the Hong Kong hotel after he failed to answer the door during daily checks, according to the South China Morning Post.A source suggested he was pronounced dead at the scene and that he previously tested negative for Covid on Tuesday.Moving tributes to the well-loved actor have flooded in on Twitter.One wrote: "This one really hurts.

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Serum Institute stops making Covid vaccines with 20 crore doses spare

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Shanghai reports seven more Covid deaths

China has reported seven more deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai, after hundreds of thousands of cases in the metropolis during a weeks-long lockdown.

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Shanghai's Covid surge stalls construction of China's 3rd aircraft carrier

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China clings to zero-COVID policy; Pfizer touts booster for kids

Today China reported 29,317 new COVID-19 cases, which include 26,318 asymptomatic cases. Shanghai has 85.7% of the symptomatic cases and 95.5% of the asymptomatic cases, according to officials.

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Is Shanghai’s Covid-19 disaster China’s future?

Time is running out for China to switch to a more sustainable strategy for containing the virus

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Hong Kong to ease some Covid-19 curbs for restaurants, gatherings as infections fall

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said during a news conference Thursday.

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Hong Kong to ease Covid restrictions from 21 April

Hong Kong has confirmed it will ease some of the world's most stringent Covid-19 restrictions, allowing beauty salons, cinemas and gyms to reopen from 21 April as infections in the global financial hub hover below 2,000 per day.

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Covid 4th wave in India soon: What Karnataka Health Minister said on XE variant

With new COVID variants, including Omicron hybrid strain XE, circulating, Karnataka Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar urged all to complete their COVID-19 vaccination doses at the earliest. Also, the minister said that the state is prepared to face the 4th COVID wave.

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Study sheds light on death spike in Hong Kong COVID-19 surge

The recent Omicron variant surge in Hong Kong came with a mortality rate among the world's highest yet in the pandemic, a troubling development in a region known for its strong pandemic measures, and today researchers from the United States, Hong Kong, and China who dug into the data suggest that vaccination lapses in older people played a major role.

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COVID-19 deaths overwhelming Hong Kong funeral services

Hong Kong as authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub’s battle on COVID-19, which is swamping funeral parlours.“I have never seen so many bodies piled up together,” said funeral director Lok Chung, 37, who has been working round the clock, with about 40 funerals organised in March, up from roughly 15 in an average month.“I have never seen family members so upset, so disappointed, so helpless,” Chung, wearing a sober grey suit with a black polo T-shirt, told Reuters.Since the fifth wave of coronavirus hit the former British colony this year, it has reported more than a million infections and more than 8,000 deaths.Scenes of bodies stacked in emergency rooms next to patients have shocked many as places in mortuaries have filled up.

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Ever Forward, ‘cousin’ ship to Ever Given, still stuck after 3 weeks

After three weeks stuck in the Chesapeake Bay, the massive container ship Ever Forward still isn’t free.

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New England sees uptick in COVID-19 cases

States in New England are reporting a steep increase in daily COVID-19 cases as the Omicron subvariant, BA.2, takes dominance. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey have seen COVID-19 cases jump more than 40% over the latest 14-day period, the New York Times reports.

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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won’t run for re-election

Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, who made headlines for a controversial extradition law in 2019 that sparked massive months-long protests, said Monday she would not seek a second term in office.

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Shanghai orders snap covid tests for 25 million locked-down residents

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Shanghai locks down as White House eyes 4th COVID-19 shots

With cases in China at their highest level in 2 years due to the more transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant, officials in China's biggest city, Shanghai, yesterday announced a two-part lockdown to do mass testing.

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Amid surge in global Covid-19 cases, Moderna warns on new variants. Here are the top Covid-19 updates

Covid-19 variants will arise that are more dangerous than the current versions, Moderna Inc.’s chief executive officer said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. Meanwhile, nearly half of the European companies in Hong Kong plan to fully or partially relocate operations and staff out of the city amid the travel and quarantine restrictions, a new survey suggests, according to Bloomberg report.

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Hong Kong halves flight suspensions triggered by Covid cases

Hong Kong has said it will halve the period for which it suspends international flights that bring in passengers infected with Covid-19, as the aviation industry increasingly voices alarm over the continued difficulty of operating in the city.

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Covid-19 update: Hong Kong cuts 14-day flight suspension rule to 7 days

Hong Kong government said in a statement.

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Asian COVID hot spots show signs of improvement

The pace of COVID-19 spread appears to be slowing in some of Asia's recent hot spots, including Hong Kong, where cases are at their lowest level in a month.

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Global COVID-19 cases climb for second week in a row

Led mainly by surges in Asian hot spots, COVID-19 cases last week increased for the second straight week, though deaths continued to fall, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its weekly pandemic update.

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As Asian hot spots battle Omicron, US eyes supply of 4th vaccine doses

A handful of Asian countries that were hit later by Omicron variant surges are in different phases of their outbreaks, with South Korea seeing a possible peak.

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China Eastern plane crash: Wallets, IDs but no survivors found among 132 on board

WUZHOU, China - Mud-stained wallets. Bank cards.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0