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Hundreds of protesters in Singapore rallied against the death penalty on April 3, 2022, in a rare demonstration inside the city state after it carried out the first execution in two years on March 30, 2022. Singapore has some of the world’s toughest drugs laws and authorities insist that capital punishment is an eff…
China deploys People’s Liberation Army in Shanghai to aid Covid-19 crisis | South China Morning Post
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More than 140 tarantula spiders found being smuggled in a chess set at Colombian airport | South China Morning Post
Colombian authorities have seized 143 tarantulas that were allegedly being smuggled through Bogota’s international airport. The insects were placed in plastic bags and concealed inside a chess set being shipped to Mexico City, police said on March 31, 2022. At least 12 of the 143 tarantulas died because of inadequat…
Robotic dog equipped with a loudspeaker broadcasts anti-pandemic measures in eastern China | South China Morning Post
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Injured Ukrainian boy cries for his father | South China Morning Post
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Singapore reacts to relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions | South China Morning Post
Singapore loosened multiple pandemic restrictions on March 29, 2022, as part of the city state’s plan to “take a decisive step forward towards living with Covid-19”. The new measures include the removal of an outdoor mask mandate, the resumption of alcohol sales after 10:30pm and allowing group gatherings of up to 1…
Singapore starts ‘living with the virus’, shedding masks outdoors and allowing quarantine-free entry | South China Morning Post
Singapore is easing its Covid-19 restrictions, starting with the March 29, 2022, lifting of an outdoor mask mandate that had been in place for almost two years. Quarantine-free entry to the city state will be allowed for vaccinated travellers from April 1. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his counterpart in Malays…
Hong Kong’s growing homeless community is feeling the pains of the pandemic | South China Morning Post
One of the richest cities in Asia, Hong Kong is in the midst of an economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, which has pushed hundreds from their homes and taken away vital economic lifelines for the more than 1,500 already sleeping on the city’s streets, shelters and temporary housing. A recent unof…
Peace Corps Volunteers Returning Overseas after Pandemic Hiatus
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· Saqib Ul Islam
China’s Jilin province remains Covid-19 epicentre of country’s latest pandemic wave | South China Morning Post
China’s northeastern province of Jilin is still trying to contain a serious outbreak of Covid-19, with infections in the province accounting for 90 per cent of the country’s 2,010 locally transmitted cases on March 23, 2022. Most of them were reported in the provincial capital Changchun, which saw 1,280 locally tran…
Locked down in Shanghai: China’s biggest city grapples with its worst Covid outbreak since 2020 | South China Morning Post
Despite locking down residential blocks and conducting frequent Covid-19 tests, the Chinese megacity of Shanghai continues to record over 100 new cases each day. While China’s hardline policies to fight the spread of the coronavirus have helped the country keep pandemic at bay, the latest round of lockdowns has had …
Staff clear rubble at Ukrainian psychiatric hospital hit by ‘brutal’ missile strike | South China Morning Post
Hospital staff helped clear rubble from a psychiatric facility in Mykolayiv, Ukraine, after a Russian missile strike on March 22, 2022. Around 50 people would usually be in the wing that was bombed at the hospital in the Black Sea port city, but staff had moved them elsewhere just 20 minutes before the attack. The p…
Grocery runners feed Shanghai as city hit by record Covid-19 cases | South China Morning Post
Many Shanghai residents quarantining at home have been relying on grocery deliveries for their food supply as the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai battles its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. While the city has avoided a citywide lockdown, ongoing mass testing under way sinc…
Horses return to fresh grasslands in Xinjiang as spring arrives in China’s far western region | South China Morning Post
A large herd of horses from a farm in China’s western region of Xinjiang has been making its way back to grasslands as snow starts to melt. The animals, which were mainly used as transport by local herdsmen in the past, are now an attraction for visitors during the tourism season that runs from April to September ea…
Jilin bears brunt of China's Omicron surge, Shanghai hit by record rise in Covid-19 cases | South China Morning Post
Shanghai reported 24 new locally transmitted Covid-19 infections with confirmed symptoms and 734 asymptomatic cases on March 21, 2022, uncovered, authorities say, by a recent mass testing drive. In China’s worst-hit province of Jilin, 1,542 locally transmitted cases were reported, accounting for 79 per cent of all c…
Covid-19: Hong Kong to open schools, lift flight ban, cut quarantine time and suspend mass testing | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has revealed a raft of changes to the city’s Covid-19 pandemic control measures which will start from April, including a reduction in the length of quarantine for people arriving in the city, as well as lifting flight bans on travel from Australia, Canada, France, India, P…
Shenzhen’s “slow life” Covid-19 fight an evolving pandemic strategy from mainland China? | South China Morning Post
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen is adopting a two-pronged approach in its battle against the Omicron variant of Covid-19, placing a strong emphasis on citywide testing, but allowing a degree of personal freedom during its weeklong lockdown. Chinese health authorities said the new strategy aims to balance pande…
During Pandemic, Sisters Open Denver’s First Vietnamese Coffee Shop
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· Scott Stearns
The Indian doctor who prescribes Charlie Chaplin films to help heal patients | South China Morning Post
Dr Ashok Aswani is a firm believer in the old adage that laughter is the best medicine. The ayurvedic doctor, based in Adipur in India’s western state of Gujarat, is a huge fan of the late comic actor Charlie Chaplin. So much so that he often dresses up as the comedic genius to entertain his patients and members of …
Shanghai fighting its worst Covid-19 outbreak since start of the pandemic | South China Morning Post
Shanghai is trying to control the worst Covid-19 outbreak the Chinese metropolis has since the start of the pandemic. Shanghai has been regarded as a “model city” showcasing China’s response to the disease, and local authorities have boasted about its “precise pandemic response”. But a new surge in cases is testing …
Ukrainian city of Mariupol descends into despair with over 2,000 people killed since start of war | South China Morning Post
The Ukrainian city of Mariupol has suffered days of continuous air strikes and shelling that have killed more than 2,000 fighters and civilians since Russia’s invasion started on February 24, 2022. On March 16, Russia’s military attacked the southeastern city’s Drama Theatre where hundreds of civilians were taking s…
Hong Kong gyms struggle to stay afloat as Fitness First chain quits city over Covid closure | South China Morning Post
Fitness First announced its permanent closure in Hong Kong on March 15, 2022, citing the prolonged social distancing measures that have required all fitness centres to close. It's the second gym chain after Goji Studios to close for good due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Gyms and other businesses have been operating on …
Mainland Chinese direct ire at Hong Kong as Covid-19 surge prompts new lockdowns | South China Morning Post
Mainland Chinese social media are pointing the finger at Hong Kong for triggering the mainland’s worst Covid-19 outbreak in two years. Netizens have questioned why Hong Kong received relief and medical volunteers from the mainland as cities there face their own Covid-related lockdowns. Since the start of March 2022,…
Ping An Good Doctor reports revenue of RMB 7,334 million in 2021 with proportion of revenue from medical services grows to 31.2%
Ping An Good Doctor (1833.HK) has announced its 2021 annual results. During the reporting period, the Company maintained steady growth with total revenue reaching RMB 7,334 million. Total gross margin reached 23.3%. In particular, medical services contributed revenue of RMB 2,288 million, representing 31.2% of total…
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Rabbit dance goes viral as Chinese Covid-19 volunteers work around the clock amid a new surge | South China Morning Post
Dubbed the “Great Whites”, volunteer workers dressed in white personal protective equipment (PPE) have come into the spotlight on Chinese social media for doing the so-called rabbit dance. Often working under extreme conditions, workers dance to a cheery tune to start their day as they set out to perform various pan…
As millions flee Ukraine these people are trying to get back into the war-torn country | South China Morning Post
While millions of Ukrainians have fled the fighting, some are struggling to get back home. Many of them seek to provide help, including providing medical assistance to hospitals, aiding refugee evacuations and bringing in food and equipment. According to the Polish border guard, 186,000 people have crossed into Ukra…
First batch of medical workers from mainland China arrives in Hong Kong | South China Morning Post
The first batch of mainland Chinese medical workers arrived in Hong Kong on March 14, 2022, as the city continues to battle its most severe wave of Covid-19 infections. The 75-member team comprises 36 doctors and 39 nurses from 14 Guangdong public hospitals. They will be assigned to a treatment facility at AsiaWorld…
Fire-walkers pray for peace at ceremony on Japan’s Mount Takao | South China Morning Post
Japan’s annual Hiwatari or fire-walking festival is held on the second Sunday of March at a temple on Mount Takao, west of the capital Tokyo on March 13, 2022. The ceremony at Yakuo-in Yuki-ji involves practitioners of Japan’s Shugendo religion walking through embers to pray for world peace, protection from misfortu…
Mariupol hospital bombing survivor gives birth to baby girl | South China Morning Post
A healthy baby girl was born in a Mariupol hospital on March 11, 2022, just days after her mother survived a Russian air strike at the maternity hospital where she was waiting to deliver the child. Ukrainian officials say three people were killed and 17 injured in the attack on the maternity hospital. Another pregna…
Award-winning US journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud killed in Ukraine | South China Morning Post
US journalist Brent Renaud was shot and killed in Ukraine on March 13, 2022, according to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. Two others were injured in the shooting, including fellow American journalist Juan Arrendondo, who was taken to hospital. The pair were attempting to film refugees in the Ukrainian city o…
No respite for Covid cases in Hong Kong as infections surge in mainland China | South China Morning Post
China continued to see a surge in Covid-19 cases after topping 1,000 for two days in a row. On March 14, 2022, authorities reported 1,337 locally transmitted cases, marking a four-fold increase from a week ago. A lockdown was implemented in Shenzhen after it emerged that 95 per cent of the confirmed cases in Guangdo…
‘We might not be able to reach out to everyone’, says HK leader Lam as city logs 300,000 Covid cases | South China Morning Post
Some 300,000 Covid-19 patients and their close contacts in Hong Kong are now under home quarantine, according to the city’s leader, as she conceded on March 13, 2022, that authorities cannot keep up with the sheer number of infections. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said the government would start delive…
Russia airs footage of captured Ukrainian troops while Russian prisoners are shown in Kyiv | South China Morning Post
Footage from March 8, 2022, has emerged, allegedly showing captured Ukrainian servicemen being treated at a hospital in Donetsk. On the other side of the conflict, captured Russian soldiers were shown at a press conference organised in Kyiv by Ukrainian authorities.The Russian Defence Ministry admitted on March 9 th…
Carrie Lam admits ‘not enough’ done to vaccinate elderly Hongkongers from Covid-19 | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor acknowledged that government efforts have fallen short in getting the city’s elderly vaccinated against Covid-19, even as it continues to grapple with a fifth wave of infections. Hong Kong Covid-19 pandemic adviser Professor David Hui said deep-rooted misconceptio…
Why has Hong Kong been hit so hard by the Covid-19 fifth wave? | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong is in the midst of its worst Covid-19 wave to date, recording the world’s highest coronavirus death rate and pushing an overstretched health care system to the brink. As the government pledged to focus on vaccinating the elderly and bringing down the number of deaths, the Post’s Alkira Reinfrank speaks to …
‘Stealth Omicron’: How dangerous is the pandemic’s new highly infectious strain of Covid-19? | South China Morning Post
Omicron BA.2, a sister variant of the fast-spreading Omicron BA.1 variant, is proving to be an even more infectious form of the new strain of the Covid-19 virus. In Hong Kong, Omicron BA.2 quickly overtook BA.1 to become the dominant strain, fuelling the largest wave of cases seen in the city so far during the pande…
Ukraine leader calls Russian attack on Mariupol maternity and children’s hospital ‘genocide’ | South China Morning Post
A Russian attack has destroyed a maternity hospital in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol on March 9, 2022. Regional authorities said no deaths had yet been confirmed, but at least 17 people were injured, including staff and patients. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that people and children were tra…
Sled Sports | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong athletes to perform best ‘athletically, morally’ at Winter OlympicsCity to send 13-strong delegation, with athletes Sidney Chu, Audrey King and Arian Yung joined by Sports Federation and Olympic Committee chiefs, headquarter officials and medical staff, with requirements ‘more or less’ similar to last year…
Hong Kong converts 3 public hospitals into Covid-only facilities in latest effort to fight 5th wave | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on March 9, 2022, announced three public hospitals in the city have been or will be converted into centres for solely treating Covid-19 patients, as infections in the city continue rising. Lam said the government is determined to isolate infected patients in hospitals and …
South Korea’s ruling party chairman attacked with hammer at rally ahead of presidential election | South China Morning Post
The chairman of South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party was assaulted during a political rally in Seoul on March 7, 2022. Song Young-gil was campaigning in the capital in support of presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung ahead of the March 9 election, when a man wielding what was described as a small hammer attacked him…
Hong Kong launches platform for submitting Covid-19 rapid test results | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong launched a new website on March 7, 2022, for reporting positive Covid-19 results using Rapid Antigen Tests to health authorities. Officials expect the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases to grow exponentially with the launch of the platform.
Chinese couple keep afloat a community kitchen serving cancer patients and their families | South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong public hospitals hanging by a thread amid surge of fifth-wave Covid cases | South China Morning Post
Crowds of critically ill patients, low oxygen supplies and poor hygiene conditions are among scenes reported by some public health care staff as Hong Kong struggles with its worst coronavirus outbreak to date. The Post talked to health care workers who shared their distressing experiences at public hospitals amid th…
Member of Congress Describes Continuing Mental Trauma From January 6 Riots
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· Carolyn Presutti
Clashes break out at New Zealand parliament as police move in to clear anti-Covid curbs protest | South China Morning Post
After three weeks of anti-vaccine mandate protests in New Zealand, hundreds of riot police were deployed to disperse demonstrators on March 2, 2022. Protesters have been blocking streets and sparked several fires near the parliament building in the capital Wellington. The protests were in response to the country’s t…