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New Zealand's Ardern signals mandates will ease after Omicron peaks 21 Feb 2022 - 11:23 am
Shoppers walk through a retail district in the wake of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown restrictions being eased in Auckland, New Zealand, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall
Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams 21 Feb 2022 - 09:19 am
Rudolf and Julianna Nemeth from Hungary reunite with their granddaughter Lili as they arrive on the first international flight to the Brisbane International Airport, Australia February 21, 2022. AAP Image/Darren England via Reuters
Only one more flight from Singapore to Hong Kong this month 21 Feb 2022 - 09:00 am
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Hong Kong says anti-virus controls might be tightened 20 Feb 2022 - 03:53 pm
People queue in the rain at a makeshift testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Nepal police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protest against US funded projects 20 Feb 2022 - 01:05 pm
A demonstrator throws a burning tire towards the riot police during a protest against the $500 million U.S infrastructure grant under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) near the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal February 20, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
'Fortress Australia' to welcome tourists for first time under COVID 20 Feb 2022 - 12:54 pm
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China's foreign minister says U.N. human rights chief can visit Xinjiang 19 Feb 2022 - 04:01 pm
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Hong Kong ramps up isolation facility plans as Covid infections climb 19 Feb 2022 - 12:39 pm
Patients wearing face masks lie in bed at a makeshift treatment area outside a hospital, following the Covid-19 outbreak in Hong Kong, China February 16, 2022. Reuters/Aleksander Solum/File Photo
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