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Chinese wineries gaining domestic recognition amid Covid-19 pandemic | South China Morning Post
Chinese wineries have long been plagued by the image of poor quality and high prices at home. But since the Covid-19 pandemic, local winemakers are finally turning the tide and beginning to gain recognition among domestic consumers. Closed borders and travel restrictions have led many Chinese wine lovers to learn mo…
Can Air Pollution Cause Cancer? What You Need to Know About the Risks.
You may be one of millions of people across the country who has lived in an area with an increased estimated cancer risk because of the chemicals industrial facilities release into the air.
China starts vaccinating children over age 3 as outbreaks trigger more Covid-19 restrictions | South China Morning Post
At least five provinces in China have announced that children aged three to 11 will be required to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The expansion of the nation’s immunisation campaign in early November 2021 comes as authorities try to stop the spread of cases under their zero-tolerance policy. China reported 54 loca…
Indonesia’s mystical rain shamans return after long dry spell from Covid-19 | South China Morning Post
Indonesia’s “pawang hujan”, or rain shamans, have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, as lockdown regulations limited or outright banned the kinds of large outdoor events they are usually hired to keep dry. The shamans offer their services to hosts of outdoor events, promising to keep the rains at bay through a …
Shanghai Disneyland shut down after visitor tests positive for Covid-19 | South China Morning Post
Health officials dressed in white protective suits issued orders for Shanghai Disneyland and the neighbouring Disneytown to be closed on October 31, 2021, after a recent visitor tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. The shutdown of the theme park complex goes into effect on November 1 and will remain in place unti…
Halloween in Hong Kong: revellers descend on Lan Kwai Fong for frights and frolics | South China Morning Post
Revellers gathered in popular nightlife spots around Hong Kong including Lan Kwai Fong to mark Halloween on October 31, 2021. Public celebrations were cancelled in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But this year, people were back, wearing ghoulish costumes and frightening frocks as they paraded through the stre…
Day One of G-20 Summit Focuses on Global Minimum Tax, Pandemic Preparedness
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Talking Post: Chef Gaggan Anand on ‘food racism’ and the future of fine dining, with Yonden Lhatoo | South China Morning Post
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the fine-dining world to its knees, and top chef Gaggan Anand was one of the high-profile casualties, but he’s raring to make a comeback. In the third episode of Talking Post, SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo chats with the star Indian chef about what he’s cooking up next, wh…
‘World’s first’ unisex condom unveiled by Malaysian gynaecologist | South China Morning Post
A medical supplies firm in Malaysia has created what it claims to be “world’s first” condom that can be worn by men or women. The “Wondaleaf Unisex Condom” has an adhesive covering that allows it to be fixed to the reproductive organs of either sex. Creators of the prophylactic hope it can provide safer sexual exper…
WHO chief Tedros: Covid-19 cases and deaths rising for first time in two months | South China Morning Post
World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on October 28, 2021, that coronavirus infections and deaths are increasing for the first time in two months. The WHO's “Access to Covid Tools Accelerator” (ACT-Accelerator) is an initiative aimed at accelerating development, production,…
Afghan hospital struggles to handle overflowing patients with dwindling supplies | South China Morning Post
Following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, local hospitals have been facing severe shortages in medical resources, including manpower after millions left the country, leaving just a handful of doctors and nurses to run hospitals. In the main children’s hospital in the capital Kabul, medical staff …
Hong Kong leader cancels most quarantine exemptions and tightens hospital discharge rules | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced new coronavirus rules on October 26, 2021, meant to bring the city more in line with mainland China and to follow suggestions published by mainland health authorities. Under the new rules, Hong Kong diplomats, company directors and scientific experts are…
South Korea’s controversial former president Roh Tae-woo dies at 88 | South China Morning Post
Former South Korean president Roh Tae-woo died on October 26, 2021. No further details were revealed about his death, but the 88-year-old Korean war veteran had been in poor health since 2002 and had undergone prostate cancer surgery. A pivotal and controversial figure, Roh led South Korea on the road to democracy, …
Timeless Iraqi village isolated from the world survives on herding and farming | South China Morning Post
Al-Sahl is a century-old village near the western Iraqi desert that is located around 250 kilometres (155 miles) northwest of the capital Baghdad. The isolated village is self-sufficient despite lacking electricity and water supply, as well as medical and secondary school services. Largely cut off from the rest of t…
Global supply chain crisis bites in US cities as store shelves empty with rising demand | South China Morning Post
Shelves were emptying in many grocery stores across the US in late October 2021, because of a shortage of goods created by a deepening global supply chain crisis. The problem has been complicated by booming demand as the American economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and the approaching Christmas holiday seaso…
China steps up zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19 as Delta fears grow ahead of Beijing Olympics | South China Morning Post
Chinese authorities are trying to contain coronavirus virus infections with targeted lockdowns, mass testing of residents and transport shutdowns in a bid to return to zero cases before the Beijing Winter Olympics open on February 4, 2021. An outbreak in the capital has prompted a tightening of measures in three Bei…
Americans Consider COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters While Employers Roll Out Mandates
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15,650 runners take part in first Hong Kong Marathon since Covid-19 pandemic | South China Morning Post
15,650 runners took part in the Hong Kong Marathon on October 24, 2021, with measures in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The number of participants allowed to take part in the three races – the full marathon, half marathon and 10km race – was reduced from 74,000 to 18,500 as part of pandemic precautions. Al…
Don’t take off your mask! Squid Game trick-or-treaters dressed to kill for Halloween | South China Morning Post
Garment factories and street vendors in South Korea are racing to cash-in on the Squid Game craze ahead of Halloween. Factory workers have been scrambling to churn out thousands of green tracksuits and red jumpsuits featured in the Netflix hit series for street vendors to stock up in time for Halloween. Businesses w…
India administers its 1 billionth Covid-19 vaccine dose despite shortages | South China Morning Post
On October 21, 2021, India administered its one billionth Covid-19 dose. About three quarters of adults in the country of 1.3 billion people have had at least one shot, while 30 per cent are fully vaccinated, according to government figures.
Indonesia’s Covid-19 medical waste swamps country’s rubbish mountains | South China Morning Post
Medical waste generated by the Covid-19 pandemic is overwhelming Indonesia’s landfills. Surgical masks, personal protective equipment (PPE) and syringes can be found mixed with regular trash in Burangkeng, one of the largest waste disposal sites in the country. According to the United Nations, medical waste in the c…
Hong Kong health authorities warn of bacteria risk after dozens of cases tied to freshwater fish | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of a potentially dangerous bacterial infection linked to freshwater fish from local markets. Officials said that 40 per cent of nearly 80 cases detected over a five-week period were connected to the same sources of the fish.
Colin Powell, first black US secretary of state, dies at 84 from Covid-19 amid cancer battle | South China Morning Post
Colin Powell, the first black US secretary of state, died from Covid-19 complications amid a cancer battle at the age of 84 on October 18, 2021. The former top diplomat was fully vaccinated, according to his family, but his immune system had been weakened by treatment for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.
Case for COVID Boosters and Vaccine Mandates in US
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The Case for COVID Boosters and Vaccine Mandates in US
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The Case for COVID Boosters and Vaccine Mandates in US
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Pandemic's Economic Impact in Kenya Has Driven Some to Illegal Fishing
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In Indonesia, Predatory Loan Apps Boom Amid Pandemic Hardships
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World Health Organization forms group in possible ‘last chance’ to study origins of coronavirus | South China Morning Post
World Health Organization officials, Dr Michael Ryan, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove and the body’s head, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on October 13, 2021, that a new group has been formed to study the origins of the virus that causes Covid-19 and other outbreaks of “pandemic potential”. The Scientific Advisory Gr…
New Malaria Vaccine to Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of African Children
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Under Taliban rule, these nurses work openly with men at Afghan clinic | South China Morning Post
In a mountainous village in Afghanistan, women openly work alongside men at a remote health clinic. Among its 28 workers, there are seven women: one nurse, a vaccine specialist, two midwives, a nutritionist and two cleaners. They often work side-by-side with men without curtains, which are normally required for male…
As more countries ditch ‘zero-Covid’ policy, why is China opting to ‘wait and see’? | South China Morning Post
As more countries move towards a “living with Covid” strategy, China, which pioneered controlling Covid-19 with lockdown orders and tight border rules, will remain in a “wait and see” mode when it comes to adjusting its zero-tolerance policy. South China Morning Post reporter Simone McCarthy, who has been covering C…
Delivery van tips over as Typhoon Kompasu hits Hong Kong | South China Morning Post
A delivery service vehicle tipped over on a slippery road in Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong’s New Territories on October 13, 2021, amid a heavy rainstorm caused by Typhoon Kompasu. The driver was sent to hospital for examination, according to a colleague who spoke to the Post. One person died in a separate road accident…
Miami to get world’s first ‘Covid-ready’ skyscraper | South China Morning Post
Florida developers have started construction on the world’s first Covid-19-conscious and pandemic-ready skyscraper. The building in Miami, called the Legacy Tower, will feature bacteria-killing robots, touchless technology and modern air-purification systems which will aim to protect residents against future pandemi…