Giving birth in Hong Kong in the pandemic
— June 14, 2023A mother who gave birth in a Hong Kong public hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic recalls a lack of
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Traumatised pilots can’t seek counselling post-pandemic without risk of being grounded
— March 19, 2023‘In Hong Kong, they put cable ties on the bus [door handles] to and from the hotel … Everyone was
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The mask crusader
— May 5, 2020Gilly Strauss has been in the diamond business for more than 20 years. He was a founding member of luxury
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Coronavirus ‘deep cleaning’ explained
— March 26, 2020We’ve been hearing a lot about deep cleaning. When the last passengers and crew on the Diamond Princess
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8 suicides as Hong Kong families torn over ‘cynical’ pulling of bill
— September 8, 2019Demonstrators reject a gesture by the territory’s leaders as too little too late and are planning a
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The left behind
— December 16, 2017This is a children’s emergency, says former Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, of the 600,000
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In Hong Kong, going into quarantine is more likely than catching Covid-19
— March 26, 2021While we should be grateful for our efficient trace and test system, restrictions remain draconian Government
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Coronavirus in the Congo
— April 4, 2020As the coronavirus spreads around the world, sending billions of people into lockdown, communities have
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Why toilet paper becomes a hot ticket item in a crisis
— February 25, 2020The panic buying seen in the past few weeks as people rush to stock up on essentials during the coronavirus
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Hong Kong police add blue water to armoury
— September 1, 2019Democracy campaigners threw petrol bombs after defying a ban on a march to mark the anniversary of Beijing’s
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North Korea
— August 24, 2017Harvard’s Dr John Park tells Hong Kong audience intelligence shows sanctions against North Korea have
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