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China allows Covid boosters of different technologies than primary shots 19 Feb 2022 - 12:03 pm
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Hong Kong 'cannot afford to lose' fight against surging COVID 18 Feb 2022 - 04:13 pm
People wearing face masks cross a street following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo
S. Korea keeps crowd limits as omicron causes 25-fold spike 18 Feb 2022 - 04:01 pm
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Japan plans targeted COVID curbs as new cases fall but deaths hit record 18 Feb 2022 - 03:22 pm
A medical worker wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) walks inside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward at St. Marianna University Yokohama Seibu Hospital where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are being treated in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Hong Kong parents rush to vaccinate children as COVID surges 18 Feb 2022 - 01:39 pm
Staff members attend to residents lining up to receive the Sinovac Biotech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a community vaccination centre in Sha Tin district of Hong Kong, China February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou
Hong Kong earmarks 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantine as COVID cases surge 18 Feb 2022 - 01:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: A security guard wearing a face mask and face shield sits at an area outside a hospital, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Aleksander Solum/File Photo
"What's the point?" Hong Kong resident questions quarantine ordeal 18 Feb 2022 - 01:21 pm
A ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour during sunset in Hong Kong, China June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Japan eases strict border controls criticised by business, educators 17 Feb 2022 - 02:43 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a news conference on the coronavirus (COVID-19) measures, in Tokyo, Japan, February 17, 2022. David Mareuil/Pool via Reuters
Sydney beaches close after first fatal shark attack in 60 years 17 Feb 2022 - 11:54 am
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Shanghai aims to become production hub for space technology by 2025 16 Feb 2022 - 03:02 pm
People wearing protective masks visit a main shopping area in Shanghai, China January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
S. Korea to give out rapid tests as omicron shatters record 16 Feb 2022 - 12:37 pm
People wait in line to undergo the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a temporary testing site set up in Seoul, South Korea, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Heo Ran
Shark attack kills swimmer in Sydney bay 16 Feb 2022 - 11:56 am
A surfer carries his board into the water next to a sign declaring a shark sighting on Sydney's Manly Beach, Australia, November 24, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray//File Photo
S. Korean COVID deaths rise, hope rests on high booster rate 15 Feb 2022 - 12:27 pm
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Virus surge begins to overwhelm Hong Kong's COVID measures 15 Feb 2022 - 11:33 am
Pedestrians wearing face masks walk on a street, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Airline plans new squeeze on legroom with record number of seats 15 Feb 2022 - 11:09 am
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Philippines to keep Covid curbs in capital as infections fall 14 Feb 2022 - 03:12 pm
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Hong Kong "overwhelmed" as COVID infections hit record 14 Feb 2022 - 02:23 pm
A medical worker walks past a makeshift testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following the outbreak, outside a shopping mall at Sha Tin district, in Hong Kong, China, February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
S.Korea to start giving fourth doses of COVID vaccine by month-end 14 Feb 2022 - 10:38 am
People wearing masks to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk on a street in downtown Seoul, South Korea, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Heo Ran