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Singapore-H.K. Travel Bubble 'Really Good News': IATA
Oct.18 -- Conrad Clifford, regional vice president for Asia Pacific at the International Air Transport Association, looks at how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the global airline industry. Singapore and Hong Kong will open their...
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U.K. Set for Tighter Coronavirus Restrictions
Oct.12 -- U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce a new tiered system of alert levels that would see millions of Britons subject to more stringent curbs on their everyday lives. Johnson will unveil plans to divide England...
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Fauci: New NYC Covid Variant Being Watched Very Closely
Mar.01 -- Anthony Fauci, a top medical adviser to President Joe Biden and head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says a new Covid-19 variant detected in New York City that’s now traveled through various city...
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WHO's Covid-19 Origin Report Draws Fire
Mar.30 -- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a mission to study the origins of the coronavirus in China was too quick to dismiss the theory of a lab leak. Meanwhile, health officials in Canada are...
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World Pledges Aid for India as Covid-19 Cases Surge
Apr.25 -- The U.S. will send India raw materials for vaccines and step up financing aid for Covid-19 shot production, joining European countries in pledging to help after the South Asian nation recorded more than 234,000 new infections...
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India's Modi Resists Lockdown Pressure
May.03 -- Pressure continues to mount on India's prime minister to impose a nationwide lockdown as coronavirus deaths increase. Business leaders have joined health experts in calling for stronger steps to contain the spread of the virus....
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Sinovac CEO Yin Responds to Controversies Surrounding CoronaVac
May.12 -- CoronaVac, which was developed by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd., has turned into one of the world's most used Covid-19 vaccines, but questions about it's efficiency have lingered. It posted lower efficacy rate than the vaccines...
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India Reports More Than 200,000 New Covid-19 Cases
Apr.16 -- Dr. Aparna Mukherjee, scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research, discusses the factors behind the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. India reported more than 200,000 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday. That's its...
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Australia Rethinks Covid Strategy as Outbreak Worsens
Aug.22 -- The delta variant has forced Australia to review its strategy of eliminating coronavirus infections. The country reported 894 new cases on Saturday, its highest daily number. Paul Allen reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."
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Some AstraZeneca Data Is Head-Scratching: Johns Hopkins
Mar.12 -- Some of the data surrounding AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine "is a little head-scratching," according to Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist Andrew Pekosz. Speaking on Bloomberg...
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WHO Team Has Found 'Important Clues' During China Trip
Feb.07 -- Scientists of the World Health Organization-sponsored mission probing the origins of the coronavirus are wrapping up a lengthy investigation in China and have found "important clues" about a Wuhan seafood market’s role in the...
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Philippines' Cebu Air 'Prepared' for Slow Travel Recovery
Mar.09 -- Alex Reyes, vice president of commercial at Philippine budget carrier Cebu Air Inc., which is supporting the rollout of the government’s Covid-19 vaccination program, discuses how the pandemic has been affecting the airline's...
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U.S. Warned on Covid Variant Even as Cases Slow Sharply
Feb.07 -- The U.S. added 106,570 Covid-19 cases, almost 8,000 fewer than the week’s previous low, suggesting that the declining trend in infections is continuing. Even so, a new study warns of “further surges” in the U.S. as the...
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Australia Adds Covid Curves as Outbreak Widens
Jun.27 -- Millions of Australian are under fresh Covid-19 curves. New restrictions are spanning in the country, including a two-week lockdown in Greater Sydney and a 48-hour lockdown in Darwin. James Thornhill reports on "Bloomberg...
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EU Tech Chief ‘Not Concerned’ About Dependency on U.S. Tech
The European Union's technology chief Thierry Breton said he is “not concerned” about the use of data-mining software provided by Palantir Technologies Inc. and other U.S. software to analyze data about the spread of the coronavirus. "We...
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Singapore Seeks ‘Middle Path’ on Covid Reopening, Minister Says
Singapore Health Minister Ong Ye Kung discusses the government's efforts in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and its plan to reopen the economy. Singapore has rapidly expanded access to vaccinations in recent weeks, opening immunization...
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Phuket’s Reopening Can Be Template: Banyan Tree Founder
Jun.30 -- Ho Kwon Ping, executive chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd., which has a diversified portfolio of hotels, resorts, spas, galleries, golf and residences, discusses the prospects for his businesses and the tourism industry amid...
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Johnson Reverses, Says He’ll Now Isolate After Covid Contact
Jul.18 -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would isolate after being contacted by the U.K.’s test and trace program. His decision follows a backlash after he initially said he would take part in a daily testing program that allowed...
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More Kids Will Wind Up in Hospital With Covid, Says Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, says more children will be hospitalized with the Covid-19 delta variant. He spoke during a White House briefing. (Source: Bloomberg)
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South Korea to Impose Toughest Social Distancing in Seoul
Jul.08 -- South Korea is set to raise the social-distancing restrictions to the highest level in greater Seoul area for 2 weeks, starting July 12. Youkyung Lee reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
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HSBC Favors Low-Yielding EMs Including China, S Korea
Andre de Silva, head of global emerging-market rates research at HSBC Holdings Plc, discusses the prospects for monetary policies, economies and bond markets in Asia and Russia. New Zealand’s central bank refrained from raising interest...
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RBNZ Keeps Rates Steady as Delta Variant Spreads
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand refrained from raising interest rates during a coronavirus outbreak and nationwide lockdown. Still, the central bank signaled it intends to start tightening monetary policy soon. Bloomberg Economics'...
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Inside a High-Security Ebola Isolation Chamber
Nov. 4 ""A UN employee who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone is being treated at the Begin hospital, near Paris. The same hospital treated another patient in September who survived Ebola. Bloomberg went to the hospital to...
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Glaxo Accelerates Ebola Vaccine
Oct. 20 -- In ""Company News,"" Bloomberg's Jonathan Ferro reports on the top business stories of the day. He speaks on Bloomberg Television's ""On The Move."" (Source: Bloomberg)