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The pandemic is not over

THE FIFTH WAVE OF COVID-19 in Hong Kong has been largely contained, with daily cases down to daily three-digit figures for more than a week now. The debate between “dynamic zero-covid” and “living with the virus” seems to be irrelevant to Hong Kong now. Most Covid outbreaks appear to have a natural upward and…

April 26, 20220Comments ByLinda Xi Tianqi

News

Data says China, NZ strategy better than ‘living with Covid’

THE DATA IS IN. While columnists wave the flag for “living with Covid”, top medical journals say the numbers tell a different story: the minimizing "Covid elimination" strategy associated with China, New Zealand, and a few other places, is statistically better for public health, the economy, and even civil freedoms. Fridayeveryday looks at the numbers…

March 31, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Mind control and Molotovs: Hong Kong’s special pandemic challenges

Initial hostile reactions to quarantine facilities and the vaccines in Hong Kong (arson attacks, mind control accusations, and "a way for Beijing to steal our DNA!") seem bizarre to us now, but they are just two years old. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT of criticism regarding deaths in Hong Kong’s fifth wave of Covid.…

March 17, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Life

Covid rising all over ‘too relaxed’ UK, scientists warn

THE UK DROPPED all pandemic restrictions too fast – and Covid-19 is back. Numbers of cases and hospitalizations are rising in all regions and all age groups. Figures released on Wednesday saw infections jump by more than 50 per cent and deaths by two thirds in a week. This has been accompanied by a…

March 12, 20220Comments BySeth Mallick

Opinion

Co-ordination and support key for Hong Kong covid fight

Even though Hong Kong's Covid wave may have peaked, better coordination and mutual support is a must for a successful response, says Henry Ho MORE THAN A MONTH into the fight against the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong, with the strong support of the central government of China, daily confirmed cases and…

March 12, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

Opinion

Hong Kong, mainland join hands to fight pandemic

THE NUMBER OF CASES of Covid-19 in Hong Kong has skyrocketed since the Lunar New Year. It is heartbreaking to learn of the passing away of hundreds of our citizens, including an 11-month-old baby and dozens of elders aged 80 or above. Following five rounds of meetings in Shenzhen chaired by Xia Baolong, director…

March 1, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

News

Squat toilet or luxury hospital suite? Start praying now

Seven things to know about what's happening as the virus sweeps through Hong Kong 1) YOU WILL HATE THIS As Covid sweeps through Hong Kong, workers have worked day and night to create temporary isolation centers at high speed – but they are NOT luxurious. They are basically container-sized boxes with three beds in…

March 1, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

Finding a Hong Kong answer to the Covid problem

HONG KONG HAS BEEN caught in the fifth wave of COVID-19 since the start of the Lunar New Year, with daily infections surpassing the highest numbers seen since the outbreak started two years ago. Many voices have questioned the feasibility of Hong Kong's zero-covid policy, pointing to the fact that countries that previously had…

February 21, 20220Comments ByHenry Ho

News

Wave of pledges as Hong Kong people pull together

YOUNG PEOPLE, property tycoons, pop stars and truck drivers are pulling together to fight the Omicron wave in Hong Kong. There was a wave of pledges yesterday. Here are 12 things that people are doing. Hong Kong youth groups said they’d co-ordinate a free transportation service to move nurses, doctors, and medical goods Property tycoon Peter Lee Ka-kit…

February 19, 20220Comments ByFriday Writers

Videos

How NYT helps Biden team shape public opinion

AS COVID DEATHS in the US approach one million, the Biden administration, helped by the New York Times, is working on "conditioning Americas" to move on from the pandemic for political, strategic reasons. See the video report below, or click here to go to a text report. A

February 7, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

The pandemic is not over

Data says China, NZ strategy better than ‘living with Covid’

Mind control and Molotovs: Hong Kong’s special pandemic challenges

Covid rising all over ‘too relaxed’ UK, scientists warn

Co-ordination and support key for Hong Kong covid fight

Hong Kong, mainland join hands to fight pandemic

Squat toilet or luxury hospital suite? Start praying now

Finding a Hong Kong answer to the Covid problem

Wave of pledges as Hong Kong people pull together

How NYT helps Biden team shape public opinion

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