Archive for March 28th, 2020
No let-up on screenings at Malaysia-Singapore checkpoints
Malaysia and Singapore will be implementing “reciprocal arrangements” to transfer symptomatic travellers detected at the entry points of each other’s [...] » More
Asian markets mostly up, dollar sinks on stimulus pledges
Asian equities mostly rose and the dollar extended losses Friday, with traders buoyed by government and central bank pledges to prop up the global economy as the coronavirus [...] » More
Asian shares advance after stimulus surge on Wall Street
Asian shares mostly tracked Wall Street’s advance on Friday in Asia in anticipation congressional approval of massive coronavirus relief for the US economy. Tokyo [...] » More
Coronavirus: officials defend HK’s home-quarantine measures as experts warn more must be done to contain spread of epidemic
Officials in Hong Kong insisted on Thursday that home-quarantine measures without coronavirus tests or tracking wristbands for arrivals from mainland China were sufficient [...] » More
HK’s MTR Corporation holds line on ticket prices, deferring increase. But critics say it should be doing more amid coronavirus pandemic
Calls are mounting for Hong Kong’s embattled rail operator to offer more substantive measures for passengers struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite it [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK cabinet to rethink strategy for combating outbreak as cases jump by 43
A public backlash is forcing Hong Kong’s government to reconsider a controversial plan to ban the sale of alcohol in bars and restaurants and seek other ways of [...] » More
‘Confusion reigns’: life inside HK’s coronavirus quarantine centres
As the region battles a second wave of infections, people who have had contact with confirmed cases are being herded into confinement Around eight o’ clock in the [...] » More
Exclusive: Support for HK protesters’ demands rises even as coronavirus halts rallies
Support for the demands of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong has grown even as rallies have paused due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a survey conducted for [...] » More
Quarantine a boon for some HK hotels as thousands return
As thousands of Hong Kong citizens and expatriates return to the city, many are seeking refuge in hotels, fearful that cramped apartments in one of the world’s most [...] » More
Coronavirus: HK exports slump 12 per cent in first two months of year
The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on Hong Kong trade, with exports plunging 12 per cent year-on-year in the first two months of 2020. The Census and Statistics [...] » More
Covid-19′s resurgence in HK holds a lesson: Defeating it demands persistence
As a mysterious virus raced through Wuhan, China, 570 miles to the north, residents in Hong Kong acted on instinct. They swaddled their faces in paper-thin masks and [...] » More
CK Life is poised to distribute test kits to help HK speed up coronavirus diagnosis as Covid-19 pandemic continues spreading
CK Life Sciences International Holdings, the pharmaceutical unit of one of Hong Kong’s largest conglomerates, said it is introducing test kits to help the city’s [...] » More
Coronavirus: final testing of HK dog’s blood concludes it was infected
Final testing has confirmed that the 17-year-old Pomeranian revealed as the first dog to catch the coronavirus was infected, Hong Kong’s animal welfare authority said, [...] » More
Hongkongers staying home to avoid Covid-19 are behind forecast doubling of HKTV Mall orders, HK Television Network boss Ricky Wong says
Hongkongers spending their cash online while staying home to avoid the coronavirus have fuelled a record HK$1.2 billion in forecast orders for outspoken businessperson Ricky [...] » More
HK’s unemployed need HK$35,000 handouts as coronavirus accelerates job cuts among city’s poorest, charities say
The government should give each jobless Hongkonger HK$34,800 (US$4,500) over six months and offer compensation to those who catch the coronavirus at work, according to a [...] » More
