US COVID Cases Climb as Regulator Approves New Vaccine
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Music therapy shows promise in preventing mental illness among Hong Kong elderly during Covid | South China Morning Post
The mental health among the elderly in Hong Kong has suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, with many confined to elderly care homes since the start of the pandemic. A pilot programme developed by the Hong Kong Society for the Blind aims to address the problem by preventing mental illnesses such as anxiety a…
How a giant dinosaur exhibition in Hong Kong came to life during a pandemic | South China Morning Post
Eight original and reconstructed dinosaur fossils have taken centre stage at a new exhibition at the Hong Kong Science Museum. Original skeletons from the late Jurassic and Cretaceous eras, including the Allosaurus, Hesperosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus and a baby Sauropod, are on display until November, as are …
Japan faces 7th wave of Covid-19 before school summer holiday | South China Morning Post
Japan has issued a warning on July 14, 2022, that a new wave of Covid infections appeared to be spreading rapidly and urged people to take precautions ahead of an approaching long weekend and school summer holidays. The head of the government’s pandemic advisory panel said that Japan is in the midst of its seventh w…
Covid-19 still a global health emergency, says WHO as new Omicron subvariants emerge | South China Morning Post
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that Covid-19 remains a global emergency nearly two and a half years after the disease was first declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus referred in a press conference on July 13, 2022, to a statement released by the UN hea…
Pig hearts successfully transplanted in brain-dead patients | South China Morning Post
Surgeons at New York University (NYU) have successfully transplanted genetically engineered pig hearts into two brain-dead patients, moving a step closer to a long-term goal of using pig organs to address the shortage of human organs for transplants. The hearts functioned normally, with no signs of rejection. The ex…
Hundreds in hazmat suits moved to quarantine facilities under China’s strict zero-Covid policy | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of people in hazmat suits were seen lining the streets of Wuxi, China, on July 1, 2022, waiting to be transported to a quarantine facility. This came after a cluster of 27 new asymptomatic Covid-19 cases were detected that day. China has adhered to its hardline zero-Covid approach, despite the world’s attem…
Hong Kong health chief says any hotel quarantine reduction will be based on Covid infection data | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Secretary for Health Dr Lo Chung-mau said any reduction of hotel quarantine from people coming into the city will be based on Covid-19 infection data and whether case numbers go up or down. In an interview with the Post on July 12, 2022, Dr Lo said he is considering a range of options that would allow inbo…
COVID Pandemic Still Shaking Up US Housing Market
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· Maxim Moskalkov
Highly contagious new Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 latest global Covid challenge | South China Morning Post
As the globally prominent BA.5 variant of the coronavirus continues to drive a surge in Covid-19 cases in many countries, a new sub-lineage known as BA.2.75 is also on the rise, particularly in India. Although health experts are not yet sure if the mutation can cause severe illness, its ability to spread rapidly and…
Spain’s annual running of the bulls resumes after 2 years since Covid pandemic with 3 gored so far | South China Morning Post
Three people were gored and several others trampled on day 5 of Spain’s famous running of the bulls event on July 11, 2022. The annual San Fermin festival in Pamplona, which runs from July 7-14 and starts at 8am each day, was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid restrictions. Despite the dangers, the event has co…
All Macau casinos close in latest Covid-19 outbreak | South China Morning Post
Macau has closed all of its casinos for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020. The world’s largest gambling hub has struggled to contain the latest outbreak caused by the Omicron variant. From July 11, 2022, nearly all business activities have been suspended for at least one week.
Macau closes the Grand Lisboa for a week, the first casino shuttered since the start of the pandemic | South China Morning Post
Macau has closed its first landmark casino since the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020. The Grand Lisboa, one of the city’s most prestigious casinos, was shuttered on July 7, 2022, after 13 employees tested positive for Covid-19. The world’s largest gambling hub has been battling to curb the rapidly spreading Omicron …
Indonesian couple make haj pilgrimage for parents unable to travel to Mecca amid pandemic | South China Morning Post
The year 2022 marks the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic that Indonesian Muslims will be allowed to embark on once-in-a-lifetime haj pilgrimages. Among those heading to Mecca is an Indonesian couple who are making the trip as proxies for elderly parents unable to go because of health issues and Co…
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe ‘showing no vital signs’ after shots heard during speech | South China Morning Post
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was reportedly unconscious and unresponsive after collapsing following an apparent attack during a speech he was delivering in Nara, Japan on July 8, 2022. Public broadcaster NHK reported that two shots were heard before Abe collapsed, and that a local fire department said h…
Shanghai Covid-19 lockdowns push American family to leave after 16 years | South China Morning Post
After living in Shanghai for around 16 years, American expatriate Heather Kaye and her family became part of a wave of residents leaving Shanghai. Due to crushing Covid-19 lockdowns, the deteriorating health of her parents in the United States and strict border controls, the family has made the decision to leave. Ch…
Tens of millions under lockdown in China following outbreak of Covid BA.5 subvariant | South China Morning Post
China’s Covid-19 pandemic infection cases have continued to climb since a fresh outbreak began in early July 2022, with 24 cases detected nationwide on July 6. Shanghai launched another round of mass testing in nine districts after detecting new cases on July 5, fuelling concerns that China’s financial hub may once …
Thailand launches rehab programme for prisoners | South China Morning Post
Thailand has one of the largest prison populations among Asian countries, with some 285,000 inmates, and more than 80 per cent of them there on drug-related charges. The Department of Corrections in Thailand has launched a drug rehabilitation programme for inmates serving minor drug-related jail sentences. The progr…
Blistering temperatures in North Korea as heatwave grips the region after tropical storm | South China Morning Post
A heatwave has struck North Korea where people on the streets of the capital Pyongyang have been seen using fans and umbrellas to try and keep cool as temperatures soared to about 30 degrees Celsius (86°F) on July 5, 2022. According to the country’s Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 491 patients were trea…
Villager rescued from bottom of a 100-metre sinkhole in northwest China | South China Morning Post
A villager in northwest China slipped in heavy rain on his way home on July 2, 2022, and fell to the bottom of a 100-metre (328ft) deep sinkhole in Gansu province. Rescuers used ropes to descend into the sinkhole, which was surrounded by dangerously steep cliffs. The injured villager was pulled to safety and immedia…
Sea worm oxygen-saving technology may preserve organs before transplants | South China Morning Post
A French biotechnology firm has discovered and developed a product that is currently being tested for use in human transplants. The product, called “Hemo to Life”, is created from a sea worm, scientifically known as Arenicola marina. The organism is some 450 million years old and can survive for several hours withou…
Roadblocks, heightened security as Chinese president visits Hong Kong for 25th handover anniversary | South China Morning Post
Chinese President Xi Jinping was in Hong Kong on June 30 and July 1, 2022, for official celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese rule, and to attend the inauguration ceremony of the city’s new leader, John Lee Ka-chiu. While slogans and banners were visible everywhere, the city was g…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping greeted by Carrie Lam and disciplined services in Hong Kong | South China Morning Post
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on June 30, 2022, for a two-day visit marking the 25th anniversary of the city’s July 1 return to Chinese rule. The visit marked his first trip outside mainland China since the Covid-19 pandemic began. It was also his second time presiding over the city’s anniversary…
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong Science Park on the first day of his trip to the city | South China Morning Post
On the first day of his visit to Hong Kong to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese rule, President Xi Jinping visited the Hong Kong Science Park to view displays on research and development at the facility. The Chinese leader arrived on June 30, 2022, for a two-day visit to Hong Kong, the f…
‘It feels like coming home’: Shanghai Disneyland reopens after 3-month closure | South China Morning Post
After a three-month closure due to Covid-19, Shanghai Disneyland, the biggest of Disney’s three resorts in Asia, finally reopened on June 30, 2022. Thousands of visitors eagerly waited to be admitted to the park, showing up at the gates at opening time to soak up the atmosphere. The theme park had been shut since Ma…
Bus falls into river after driver faints in Shanghai | South China Morning Post
A bus fell into a river in Shanghai after the driver suffered a heart attack and fainted. A nearby colleague chased after the out-of-control vehicle and tried to stop it, but to no avail. Sensing he was in trouble, he urged all the passengers to get off before he passed out. Fortunately, he is now in stable conditio…
Hong Kong party hotspot Lan Kwai Fong adapts to social and economic changes since 1997 | South China Morning Post
Ray Ng has been running nightclubs since 2002 in Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong’s main nightlife hotspot. Welcoming customers, including celebrities, from all over the world, his second club, Volar closed in 2021 when he was offered an attractive deal to move to a 5,000-sq-ft rooftop space for his third bar, Faye. In his …
Half a billion dollars worth of drugs set on fire in Southeast Asia’s Golden Triangle | South China Morning Post
Authorities in Myanmar have torched more than half a billion dollars worth of seized narcotics, including nearly 2 tonnes (2,000kg) of heroin and over US$630 million worth of meth. This came as the Southeast Asian country saw a record number of methamphetamine production, especially in its northern Shan state. Coine…
Lone Referral Hospital in Ethiopia's Afar Struggles as Malnutrition Soars
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· VOA
Students in Beijing return to class as Covid-19 wanes in Chinese capital | South China Morning Post
Students in Beijing began returning for in-person classes on Monday June 27, 2022, as the Covid-19 pandemic situation eased in the Chinese capital. According to the arrangements announced by Li Yi, spokesman of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, primary, middle and high school as well as kindergarten studen…
Chlorine gas explosion at Jordan’s Aqaba port kills at least 12, injures over 250 | South China Morning Post
At least a dozen people died when chlorine gas exploded from a storage tank that was dropped as it was being moved at Jordan’s Aqaba port on June 27, 2022. Video posted on Twitter by Jordan state television showed the tank filled with 25 tonnes (28 tons) of chlorine bound for export to Djibouti as it was lifted with…
Chinese drug syndicates shifting meth, ketamine manufacturing networks to Cambodia | South China Morning Post
A cross-border operation between police in China’s southern Guangdong province and counterparts in Cambodia have seized 350kg (772lbs) of crystal methamphetamine in a series of raids, shown in recently released footage by Chinese state media. Police say they also arrested 49 people in both countries over their alleg…
Meet Mr Happy Face, winner of the World's Ugliest Dog contest | South China Morning Post
The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest returned to Petaluma, in the US state of California on June 24, 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. An awkwardly hobbled Chinese crested crossed chihuahua, sporting a mohawk, called Mr Happy Face, took home the title of the “World’s Ugliest Dog”.
Coronavirus: Chinese tech hub Shenzhen shuts down HK border district for 3 days | South China Morning Post
China’s southern tech manufacturing powerhouse Shenzhen closed wholesale markets, cinemas and gyms for three days starting on June 25, 2022, after Covid-19 cases were found in the city. Nearly a dozen local cases were found on June 24 and 25 in a central district of the city near Hong Kong. The Shenzhen municipal he…
Hundreds of dogs rescued from truck bound for Yulin dog meat ‘festival’ in China | South China Morning Post
About 386 caged dogs were rescued from a truck that was heading to a slaughterhouse for a controversial dog meat 'festival' in southern China. Volunteers intercepted the truck at midnight in Xian. All the canines are now in a quarantine facility for medical treatments.
GogoX strikes the gong at Hong Kong stock exchange with its IPO debut | South China Morning Post
The co-founder and chief executive of GogoX Holdings Limited, Steven Lam, rang the gong at the Hong Kong stock exchange on June 24, 2022. The logistics company made history because it was the initial public offering (IPO) for the city’s first unicorn, and because Lam sounded the bell for the first time since March 2…
Crocodile attacks elderly woman in Thailand | South China Morning Post
A crocodile measuring over two metres (6.6ft) long bit an elderly woman in Thailand’s Chachoengsao province on June 5, 2022, according to local reports. The 64-year-old was treated at a nearby hospital where she received 26 stitches. Authorities later caught the reptile, which will be sent to a local research centre…
Singapore and South Korea report first monkeypox cases as global infections surpass 2,100 | South China Morning Post
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed the country’s first case of monkeypox on June 21, 2022, as the viral disease continues to spread across the world. The agency pledged to strengthen its monitoring and response systems, raising the alert level to “caution” for the infectious disease. Th…
This mixture of opium and herbs has become the drug of choice for Yunnan, China’s rich | South China Morning Post
It’s a mixture of herbs and opium sourced from Southeast Asia’s notorious Golden Triangle, and police in China say it has become the drug of choice among the rich and educated in Yunnan province. Police recently released details of a nine-month long raid on drug dens, manufacturing sites and transport networks in Yu…
Hong Kong’s John Lee flags a possible review of hotel quarantine rules when he takes office | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s incoming leader John Lee sits down with Post chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo to talk about the city’s coronavirus restrictions. He flagged that his team may conduct a review of the current pandemic rules after he takes office on July 1, 2022. For more, watch the full episode of Talking Post.
Zimbabwe Teachers, Health Workers on Strike to Demand Payment in US Dollars
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· Columbus Mavhunga
Special Medical Train Transports Wounded From Eastern Ukraine to Lviv
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· Omelyan Oshchudlyak
China opens ‘relic hospital’ in Chongqing to better preserve World Heritage Dazu Rock Carvings | South China Morning Post
A ‘relic hospital’ was opened on June 11, 2022, to help maintain and preserve a Unesco World Heritage Site in China. The Dazu Rock Carvings in southwest Chongqing are made up of 75 protected sites containing some 50,000 statues, with over 100,000 Chinese characters forming both religious and secular inscriptions and…
Biowearables: People Wearing Devices Can Monitor Their Health Anytime
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· Julie Taboh
Thailand legalises marijuana, releases thousands arrested on cannabis charges | South China Morning Post
Thailand released more than 3,000 people jailed on marijuana-related charges after the country became the first in Asia to legalise the drug. Convictions on possession of even small amounts of cannabis in Thailand had carried prison terms until June 2022, when Thai officials decriminalised the drug, effectively maki…
Indian boy rescued after four days in well with snakes and scorpions | South China Morning Post
Indian emergency workers have rescued a 10-year-old boy who had been trapped in a narrow well for more than four days. Rahul Sahu, who has hearing and speech impairments, fell down the 24-metre (80 feet) well while playing in the backyard of his house in the state of Chhattisgarh in central India. Local officials sa…
Hong Kong ‘will not give in’ on quarantine rules, says Carrie Lam in last media event as leader | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s outgoing leader said at her last press briefing as chief executive that she will not “give in a single inch” to requests by international business chambers and consulates to ease the city’s tough pandemic measures. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor told media representatives on June 14, 2022, that the reason be…
Japanese accused of stealing US$7.3 million in Covid subsidies seized in Indonesian fishing village | South China Morning Post
An international manhunt for a Japanese man accused of stealing some US$7.3 million in coronavirus subsidies offered to struggling businesses in Japan ended in his capture in a fishing village on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Mitsuhiro Taniguchi, 47, reportedly submitted more than 1,700 false claims for pandemic…
9 arrested over fierce attack on women in Tangshan | South China Morning Post
Nine people were arrested after viciously beating a group of women in northern China’s Tangshan. The group of women was fiercely attacked after one of them was harassed by a man and rejected him. Two of the women required hospital treatment.
Malaysian palm oil plantations feel the pain of pandemic-related restrictions on foreign workers | South China Morning Post
Some Malaysian palm oil plantations have been operating with just one worker, as pandemic-related restrictions on new foreign labour continue to hurt the industry long after the rules were lifted in early 2022. Now, with rising commodity prices, Malaysia’s palm oil sector, the world’s second-largest, is reporting sm…