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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Covid live news: Hong Kong ‘set for record daily cases’; help for poor nations failing, says WHO

Hong Kong sees first potential death from Covid for five months as outbreak worsens; scheme to help poor nations ‘running on fumes’ says WHO * PFIZER ACCUSED OF ‘PROFITEERING’ AFTER BUMPER VACCINE PROFITS * FRANCE, PORTUGAL AND GREECE RELAXED ENTRY RULES FOR FULLY VACCINATED * HAMSTERS CAN TRANSMIT COVID TO HUMANS, DATA SUGGESTS * SEE ALL OUR CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE AN ELDERLY MAN WHO DIED IN HONG KONG AFTER RETURNING A POSITIVE TEST FOR COVID-19 could become the city’s first death potentially linked with the virus in five months as it struggles to cope with a worsening outbreak. It was not clear whether his death would be classified as Hong Kong’s 214th Covid death as preliminary positive cases have to undergo further tests to be classified as positive. Continue reading...


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