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‘Model customers’ keep Japanese restaurant ‘busy’ and customers safe from Covid-19 | South China Morning Post
The coronavirus pandemic has all but emptied many restaurants in Japan amid social-distancing rules meant to prevent the spread of Covid-19. But one restaurant in Tokyo has turned heads with its mannequins all dressed up to go out for a meal. The “model customers” help the eatery appear more busy, at the same time a…
Thailand’s dark economic outlook a painful side effect of coronavirus success story | South China Morning Post
Thailand has been hailed for its success containing the coronavirus outbreak, but its economic outlook is now one of the darkest in Asia. As of July 27, 2020, hundreds of businesses were closed along Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok’s once-busy tourist district, casualties of the way the Covid-19 pandemic has brought globa…
No indication Covid-19 is ‘seasonal’ disease, WHO says | South China Morning Post
World Health Organisation (WHO) spokeswoman Margaret Harris says that the spread of the coronavirus does not appear to be influenced by seasons of the year. Her remarks on July 28, 2020, countered false claims that the virus that causes Covid-19 is “seasonal” and that summer is a safer time.
Global coronavirus case total ‘roughly doubled’ in the past six weeks, says WHO chief | South China Morning Post
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a press briefing on July 27, 2020, that the total number of Covid-19 cases doubled in the past six weeks. He noted that there were fewer than 100 cases nearly six months earlier when the WHO declared Covid-19 a public health emergency.
Small Business Goes High Tech to Stay Afloat During Pandemic
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Chefs Prepare Halal Food for Muslim Families During Pandemic
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Indonesia confirms 100,000 coronavirus cases, becomes Southeast Asia’s worst-hit nation | South China Morning Post
Indonesia now has the most verified coronavirus cases of any country and region in Southeast Asia. On July 27, 2020, the Indonesian health ministry announced 1,525 more infections, raising the nation’s confirmed total to 100,303.
Duterte tells Philippines he asked China for coronavirus vaccine, diplomacy in maritime dispute | South China Morning Post
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told the nation on July 27, 2020, that he had asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help Manila get priority access to a made-in-China vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus. In his fifth annual State of the Nation Address, Duterte also said he would not confront Beijing over i…
Human activity on Earth half as noisy during Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns | South China Morning Post
Scientists say the Earth has been vibrating less as noise generated by human activity dropped by about 50 per cent during Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns between March and May 2020. The study carried out by Imperial College London and the Royal Observatory of Belgium was published in the journal Science on July 23, 2020.
Hong Kong’s Genting Cruise Lines to set sail as early as August with measures to fight Covid-19 | South China Morning Post
Genting Cruise Lines based in Hong Kong plans to resume operations in Taiwan starting at the end of July 2020 and later in Hong Kong, according to company president Kent Zhu. In an interview with the SCMP, Mr Zhu also shed light on the strategies Genting is putting in place to stay afloat as the global travel indust…
China to test six million residents in port city of Dalian after new coronavirus cluster emerges | South China Morning Post
Chinese health officials announced on July 26, 2020, that they would test all six million residents of the city of Dalian as local authorities scramble to control the spread of a new cluster of Covid-19 infections. Dalian, a port city in the northeastern province of Liaoning, confirmed 12 new coronavirus cases of lo…
Latin America leads world in coronavirus cases, with a quarter of global infections | South China Morning Post
Following a surge of infections in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Argentina, the number of coronavirus cases in Latin America surpassed the combined figure for infections in the US and Canada on July 26, 2020. With more than 4,327,000 cases, Latin America is now the region worst-affected by the pandemic.
Hopeful Volunteers Taking Part in Trials of COVID Vaccine
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China’s cinemas reopening after being closed nearly six months to fight Covid-19 | South China Morning Post
China’s cinemas are starting to reopen after being closed for nearly six months because of the coronavirus pandemic. But strict measures remain in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19, and there were only 130,000 tickets sold across the country when they opened on July 20, 2020. China has grown to become the worl…
Ordeal in Indian Cities During Pandemic Prompts Migrants to Rebuild Lives in Villages
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Shelter in Indonesia sees surge in abandoned dogs amid Covid-19 pandemic | South China Morning Post
A dog shelter in Jakarta, Indonesia has seen a huge surge in dogs being abandoned amid the pandemic, as owners struggle with economic hardships caused by the coronavirus crisis.
‘Robust immune responses’ found in Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials point to 2021 release | South China Morning Post
Coronavirus vaccine clinical trials under way around the world are showing promise with “robust immune responses” produced in humans, and those encouraging results are holding up despite mutations being found as the Covid-19 pandemic continues. But how soon can we realistically expect the shots to be proven safe and…
Sewage testing new approach to tracking and containing coronavirus in large communities | South China Morning Post
Researchers across the globe are exploring a novel approach to containing the spread of the coronavirus. Scientists in the Netherlands, France and other countries are analysing sewage samples from waste water treatment plants to look for traces of the virus that has caused the Covid-19 pandemic. Health experts say t…
WHO chief slams Pompeo’s comment that WHO is 'co-opted' by China | South China Morning Post
The World Health Organisation chief slammed comments made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who recently alleged that China had "co-opted" the WHO. The organisation’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on July 23, 2020, that the claims are “untrue and unacceptable” and a distraction from the glob…
Barack Obama and Joe Biden join forces in new campaign video targeting US President Trump | South China Morning Post
US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama stepped up their attacks on incumbent President Donald Trump, defending their time in the White House in a new video. In the first segment of the 15-minute YouTube video posted online on July 23, 2020, Biden and Obama discuss how Trump …
South Africa's International Ballet Competition Leaps Online During Pandemic
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Israel Protesters Target PM’s Handling of Pandemic
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Russian Hackers Allegedly Trying to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research
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Hong Kong’s number of Covid-19 cases hits record high of 113 | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong saw a record high of 113 new Covid-19 cases on July 22, 2020, more than half of unknown origin. Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the communicable disease branch at the Centre for Health Protection, urged people who were waiting for Covid-19 virus test results to stay at home.
Top HKDSE scorer says achievement was a team effort | South China Morning Post
Queen’s College student Ivan Ng Ho-yu achieved top scores in the 2020 HKDSE exams but he knows that he couldn’t have done it without the support of his family, friends, and teachers. Ivan hopes to become a doctor and so he can fight diseases like the coronavirus in the future.
Face masks mandatory in Hong Kong as city tightens up measures to control Covid-19 | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health Prof Sophia Chan Siu-chee said the government will require face masks to be worn in all indoor public spaces, as well as at public transport terminals and interchange stops across the city. Speaking in a press conference on July 22, 2020, Chan said the new rules will take effe…
‘Nothing can stop my passion for football’, says China’s one-legged soccer king | South China Morning Post
He Yiyi, 24, did not let losing one leg to cancer at 12 stop his passion for football. He has gone viral online in China with videos of his soccer skills.
In first Covid-19 presser in months, Trump shifts tone and reverses stance on masks | South China Morning Post
In a stark shift of tone, US President Donald Trump appeared at his first Covid-19 press briefing in about three months, avoiding his usual upbeat and dismissive rhetoric about the pandemic as he encouraged the public to use face masks. The July 21, 2020 press briefing also included a warning that the pandemic “will…
Top score in Hong Kong university entrance exam moves pupil closer to dream of becoming a doctor | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong pupils received their results for the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE), the city’s main university entrance exams, on July 22, 2020.
Mental health during Covid-19: ‘Be patient and kind to yourself’ as plans fall through | South China Morning Post
Many people are feeling a sense of hopelessness and even sliding into depression during the coronavirus pandemics as lockdowns drag on and many see their best-laid plans fall apart. The South China Morning Post’s Elaine Ly speaks with clinical psychologist Dr Natalie Loong about how to cope with restrictions meant t…
Desperate Afghan families forced to care for infected relatives in Kabul coronavirus ward | South China Morning Post
At the Afghan-Japan Communicable Diseases Hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul, relatives of Covid-19 patients have no choice but to step in and directly care for their loved ones. Amid a shortage of staff and medical resources, families fear that others will steal the medical supplies meant for their sick relatives…
Despite Virus, Brazilian Circus Performers Safely Take Stage
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Scientists at Oxford University share promising news on coronavirus vaccine trials | South China Morning Post
In a study published in the medical journal The Lancet on July 20, 2020, Oxford University in England reported promising results from tests on an experimental Covid-19 vaccine. Among hundreds of people who got the shot in a human trial of the vaccine, almost all developed a dual immune response which lasted for at l…
Thousands take to the streets of Thai capital Bangkok to protest against the government | South China Morning Post
Thousands took to the streets of the Thai capital Bangkok on July 18, 2020, for the largest anti-government protests the nation has seen in recent years. The group of mostly younger demonstrators demanded sweeping political reforms, ranging from a call for dissolution of parliament to the abolition of Thailand’s roy…
China’s air force deploys ‘flying hospital’ for the first time in Tibet | South China Morning Post
In a video released on July 17, 2020, by the People's Liberation Army, China showed its air force deploying a Y-9 aircraft for the first time to transfer a critically injured officer from a base in Tibet to a hospital in Xian.
Hong Kong tightens social-distancing rules as Covid-19 cases soar | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced a tightening of disease control measures on July 19, 2020, as the city’s third wave of the Covid-19 infections continued. Most of Hong Kong’s 180,000 civil servants were told to work from home from the following week and the compulsory wearing of masks…
Cathay Pacific warns of historic HK$9.9 billion loss due to coronavirus pandemic | South China Morning Post
Cathay Pacific Airways has said it expects to lose HK$9.9 billion (US$1.28 billion) in the first six months of 2020, the largest in its history. The airline issued a profit warning on July 17, 2020, and said the loss had been caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Double trouble for China’s porcelain capital as Yangtze River floods add to pandemic woes | South China Morning Post
The city of Jingdezhen, known as China's porcelain capital, had already been hit hard in 2020 by the Covid-19 pandemic that ground production and sales to a halt. But only a few months after dealing with the coronavirus, the town in the eastern province of Jiangxi saw massive flooding as the Yangtze River overflowed…
Floods threatening Wuhan in latest challenge for Chinese city at first epicentre of pandemic | South China Morning Post
Located on the banks of China's rain-swollen Yangtze River, the city of Wuhan went on high alert on July 17, 2020, amid fears that surrounding waterways and lakes will rise and cause flooding. People in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged late last year, are now being warned to take precauti…
Japan’s geisha entertainers face uncertain future as Covid-19 pandemic continues | South China Morning Post
The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a severe blow to Japan’s centuries-old geisha tradition, as the professional entertainers famed for witty conversation, beauty and art skills. While the geisha are beginning to emerge from months of lockdown, they must observe strict social-distancing rules. Covid-19 has only piled…
India reports 1 million coronavirus cases as lockdowns remain in place across the nation | South China Morning Post
The number of Covid-19 cases reported in India surpassed 1 million on July 17, 2020, as the world’s second-most populous country reached a sobering milestone in its fight against the deadly coronavirus. Though lockdown rules had been eased in recent weeks, Indian authorities have reimposed restrictions across the na…
Bill and Dora: Chinese-American siblings living in the US waiting out the Covid-19 pandemic | South China Morning Post
Bill Lau and his sister Dora Wang live in a retirement community in California. Covid-19 infections have reached record highs in the United States, the country which now has the largest number of cases in the world. Even in the early stages of the pandemic, the coronavirus has been spreading in senior care homes. Th…