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London has gone into lockdown and many countries and regions have banned UK flights after the discovery of a new and reportedly more transmissible variant of the coronavirus in Britain. The news also sparked a scientific scramble to gather more facts about this new Sars-CoV-2 strain that causes the disease Covid-19.…
A legendary music venue in Wuhan known as the home of the Chinese city’s vibrant indie music scene is roaring back to life after it fell victim to a strict lockdown in early 2020 to fight the spread of Covid-19. Even after restrictions were eased in April, the Vox Livehouse was unable to welcome back performers and …
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The World Health Organization’s much-anticipated mission to uncover the origins of the virus behind Covid-19 is going ahead, with a research plan and 10 international experts selected for the team. In January 2021, the visiting delegation will join Chinese scientists working on the ground in Wuhan, the original epic…
Some Iraqis say their lingering symptoms after contracting the coronavirus have improved thanks to a traditional Chinese medicine treatment known as cupping. Patients in the central Iraqi city of Najaf are among those undergoing the procedure, where scratches are made on their backs before glass cups are placed over…
The Huanan Seafood Market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan is where the first cluster of Covid-19 cases emerged in December 2019. Nearly a year since the first known cases were found there, the seafood market remains closed up and deserted.
Producers of the famous children's television show Sesame Street have unveiled Rohingya muppets created to help thousands of refugee children overcome the trauma of life in the world's largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh. Six-year-old twins, Noor and Aziz, will be featured in new Rohingya-language video segment…
The coronavirus pandemic has had a relatively large impact on the employment of women in the country compared with men. A recent study conducted by the Ashoka University found that Indian women who had jobs before lockdowns were imposed, were 23 per cent less likely than men to be re-employed after restrictions were…
In the days before Christmas, Santa Claus is holding virtual meetings with children because of the coronavirus pandemic. The online sessions in December 2020 are meant to protect both kids and the elderly men in high-risk groups who play the role of the festive character.
Thailand started testing more than 10,000 people for the coronavirus on December 21, 2020, after the country recorded an outbreak at a shrimp market in Samut Sakhon. The number of cases, mostly among migrant workers in the province southwest of Bangkok, is considered the country’s worst outbreak so far during the pa…
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UK government chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to the press in London on December 19, 2020, about the new variant of the coronavirus. They said there was no evidence suggesting that Covid-19 vaccines were less effective against the new variant. Johnson also e…
Taiwan’s annual Christmas Land light festival attracted large crowds of people in New Taipei City on December 17, 2020. The celebration featured Disney-themed, three-dimensional mapping projections and light installations. The event was able to go ahead as the self-ruled island has managed to keep its Covid-19 outbr…
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Face masks have become a common sight in many places around the world because of the Covid-19 pandemic. In Hong Kong, local mask producers have rolled out colourful and patterned face coverings for consumers who not only want protection from the coronavirus, but also something that matches their outfit of the day. P…
Australians packed into shopping centres and streets on December 17, 2020. They were preparing for a relatively normal Christmas amid the Covid-19 pandemic after the country brought the coronavirus outbreak under control. The nation reported only 12 new Covid-19 infections over a 24-hour period on December 16.
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This cat cafe in Seoul has over a hundred cats dressed up in christmas costumes, in preparation for Christmas. All the cats were abandoned or had been subjected to failed adoptions. Despite being hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, the cafe owner has continued to look after her cats and welcome visitors despite patrons be…
Lockdown measures in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the original epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic, were lifted in early April 2020. But eight months later, small business owners say they are still facing tough times. In the final month of the year, owners of restaurants and shops as well as taxi drivers say economic c…
After the world’s first coronavirus vaccines have secured regulatory approval, some countries have started vaccination programmes. But human rights groups say wealthier nations have secured enough doses to vaccinate their own populations multiple times by the end of 2021, while poorer countries will reportedly only …
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A 470-metre-long zip line that for more than two decades was part of the daily commute for villagers of Yingge village in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan is being “retired”. The cableway was the main transport for about 2,000 villagers to attend school, go to work and seek medical treatment. But since a …
India’s music charts have long been dominated by songs from Bollywood film scores. But when the coronavirus pandemic forced lockdowns and social-distancing restrictions, most movie productions were suspended. The relative silence in the studios of Mumbai has created an unexpected opportunity for independent musician…
Singapore became the first Asian country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine and said it expects to start receiving shots by the end of the year. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a national broadcast on December 14, 2020, that the vaccines would be free, voluntary and given first to health care wo…
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The US’ first public coronavirus vaccination was given on December 14, 2020, as Covid-19 death toll surpasses 300,000 nationwide.
South Korea confirmed 1,030 new coronavirus infections on December 13, 2020. This was the second day in a row that the record high for new cases had been broken and came as the country battled its third wave of Covid-19. South Korea had been praised for its initial success in containing the virus, but the latest ris…
Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport retail complex has rolled out a new activity for visitors who are craving travel during the Covid-19 pandemic. Tents are set up inside the airport for travellers to go “glamping”. This one-of-a-kind indoor camping staycation experience, enhanced with Christmas decorations, has been w…
The number of people going hungry in the Philippines has increased during the pandemic. Nearly one-third of all Philippine families - or 7.6 million households - did not have enough food to eat at least once in the three months prior to September 2020, according to a survey by research institute Social Weather Stati…
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Almost one year into the pandemic, Covid-19 has killed more than 1.5 million people and infected 68.8 million others worldwide. Several countries remain firmly in the grip of the coronavirus as they head into a new decade. But life in Wuhan, where the first Covid-19 cases were reported, has largely returned to norma…
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Health authorities are warning of surges in Covid-19 infections as the winter holiday season approaches in the northern hemisphere and case numbers in many areas reach record daily highs. Some countries and regions have managed to successfully contain the spread of the coronavirus that causes the disease. Here is a …
