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Hong Kong daily COVID cases rise above 2,000, highest since April

Hong Kong reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, the highest since April, as daily COVID-19 cases rise ahead of celebrations to mark the city's 25th anniversary of its handover to China.

Reuters

Travis Barker rushed to hospital with his wife Kourtney Kardashian by his side

His daughter Alabama Barker, 16, asked for prayers on social media - moments after the news broke

Evening Standard

China slashes COVID-19 quarantine time by half for international travellers

Beijing says the new rules are designed to make coronavirus restrictions more "scientific and precise" while the country sticks with its COVID-zero principle.

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Viswanathan Anand calls for more women chess players

Chess found a way to beat COVID-19 with online games, says five-time world champion Anand

The Hindu

Scottish Government to be granted emergency Covid powers permanently

SOME emergency coronavirus powers are to become permanent in Scotland after MSPs passed legislation at Holyrood.

The National (Scotland)

Canterbury coach Potter to miss next game

Canterbury coach Mick Potter has tested positive to COVID-19 and will miss the side's game against Cronulla this weekend.

AAP

Widespread relief for Shanghai's restaurant sector as dine-in resumes

Restaurants and eateries in China's largest city Shanghai begun reopening their doors to diners on Wednesday, bringing widespread relief to an industry that was badly hit by the city's two month COVID-19 lockdown.

Reuters

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China's Xi says COVID strategy is 'correct and effective'

Chinese president Xi Jinping said the ruling Communist Party's strategy to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic was "correct and effective" and should be firmly adhered to, the official news agency, Xinhua, said on Wednesday.

Reuters

South Korea, Japan resume flights between capitals as Covid-19 eases

SEOUL: Flights between the capitals of South Korea and Japan resumed on Wednesday after being suspended for more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangkok Post

Experts issue summer holiday Covid-19 Omicron variant warning - it hasn't gone away

'Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 now account for more than half of rising COVID-19 cases in the UK'

Wales Online

Airbnb officially bans parties at its listings in a new policy

The company temporarily banned parties in August 2020 to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

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Benetas aged care home at Eaglehawk locked down amid COVID outbreak

Residents of the Benetas facility who do not have the virus will be allowed "window visits", but an aged care consultant says the rules are unfair.

ABC News

India records 14,506 new COVID cases, 30 deaths

Active cases comprise 0.23 per cent of the total infections

The Hindu

COVID-19: India records 14,506 news COVID cases, 30 deaths

With 14,506 new COVID infections in the last 24 hours, India's total tally of such cases rose to 4,34,33, 345, and that of the active cases to 99,602, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Audiences return to cinemas after COVID thanks to Top Gun: Maverick, blockbusters and discovery vouchers

Blockbusters like Top Gun: Maverick and government stimulus measures are helping movie theatres bounce back from the nightmare of COVID-19, owners say. Market research, meanwhile, suggests that this year at the movies could be one for the books.

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COVID reinfection is on the rise and epidemiologists want to know the consequences

COVID restrictions have eased and lockdowns have lifted, but an Adelaide epidemiologist is wary of talk of a "post-COVID" world, especially at a time when reinfections are on the rise.

The Times of India

Vizag city gears up for Lord Jagannath temple Rath Yatra

VISAKHAPATNAM: With just two days to go for the Rath Yatra being organised by the Sri Jagannath Swamy temple, temples in Vizag city and surrounding districts are gearing up to conduct the yatra in a grand manner. After muted celebrations in the past two years due to Covid-19 pandemic, this…

The Times of India

Wimbledon 2022: Rafael Nadal allays Covid fears after Matteo Berrettini 'contact'

Rafael Nadal on Tuesday clarified that he did not have any health concerns in the wake of Italy's Matteo Berrettini, with whom he had practised on Thursday, testing positive for Covid-19.

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WA government accused of using St John as 'scapegoat' in wake of Michelle Fyfe resignation

The state opposition takes aim at the West Australian government in the wake of Michelle Fyfe's resignation, saying it used St John WA as a "scapegoat" to distract from its own failure to address issues in the hospital system.

Bangkok Post

Singapore daily covid infections highest since March

Singapore reported its highest number of daily Covid-19 infections in more than 3 months on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health’s website.

The Times of India

Ahmedabad has 45% of Gujarat's active Covid cases

AHMEDABAD: The city on Tuesday breached 200 daily Covid cases mark after five days and recorded 211 cases, the highest in 131 days or more than four months.

The Hindu

Centre tells States reporting surge in COVID cases to step up vigil

“If adequate care is not taken, the country will see yet another COVID surge”

The Times of India

Five Covid deaths in Maharashtra, but sharp dip in weekly numbers

MUMBAI: Daily Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra and Mumbai rose by 46% and 17%, respectively, on Tuesday as compared to Monday, but the week-on-week data showed a sharp drop. Experts said the drop in weekly caseload possibly indicates that the present surge is declining.

Wales Online

After Covid, monkeypox and polio - watch out for 'Disease X'

With the UK at the start of what scientists are calling the 'pandemic era', there are warnings that the next viral threat could be much worse than anything we have experienced so far

The Times of India

Lucknow: 169 test positive, 171 defeat Covid virus

LUCKNOW: The transmission rate of Covid-19 continued to rise in the city with 169 patients getting diagnosed with novel coronavirus infection on Tuesday. At the same time, 171 patients diagnosed with the disease earlier, succeeded in defeating the virus.

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