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Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

Funeral pyres of Covid victims at a New Delhi crematorium in 2021. India’s majority Hindus are typically cremated, as are Sri Lanka’s Buddhists. Photo: Xinhua

Sri Lanka apologises to Muslims for forced Covid cremations against WHO advice

Sri Lanka’s entire Muslim community – around 10 per cent of the 22 million population – was still traumatised, representatives said.

Sri Lanka’s entire Muslim community – around 10 per cent of the 22 million population – was still traumatised, representatives said

24 Jul 2024 - 10:36AM

New, highly contagious Covid variant is fuelling Japan’s 11th wave of infections

19 Jul 2024 - 9:35AM

Obama tells allies Biden needs to reconsider his re-election bid: US reports

19 Jul 2024 - 1:40AMvideocam

Covid-19 inquiry finds UK ‘ill-prepared’ for pandemic, failed its citizens

The inquiry found an outdated 2011 pandemic strategy for flu wasn’t flexible enough to adapt to a crisis nearly a decade later, and was abandoned almost immediately.

18 Jul 2024 - 11:49PM

A sign alerts pedestrians that Covid-19 cases are very high in central London in December 2020. Photo: AFP

Biden tests positive for Covid-19, scraps Las Vegas event

The US president, who is experiencing mild symptoms, says he feels ‘good’. He will self-isolate at home while carrying out his duties.

18 Jul 2024 - 1:51PMvideocam

Editorial | Hong Kong restaurants in need of break as rents rise

Closures call for return of cooperation between landlords and tenants that helped save small businesses during Covid-19 pandemic.

18 Jul 2024 - 6:15AM

European Commission wrong to redact Covid-19 vaccine deal details: EU court

The commission failed to show how divulging indemnification details would harm the commercial interests of the pharmaceutical groups supplying the vaccines, the EU General Court ruled.

17 Jul 2024 - 5:57PM

A European court on Wednesday said the European Commission did not give the public sufficient access to the purchase agreements for Covid-19 vaccines during the pandemic. Photo: Reuters

Asian-American community angered over erroneous report Trump shooter was Chinese

Dash to blame plus community’s rapid response followed years of hate incidents and scapegoating during the coronavirus pandemic.

16 Jul 2024 - 7:51PMvideocam

90% of Asian-Americans plan to vote in US election: survey

Nearly three times as many respondents viewed Democrats as doing a better job countering racism than Republicans.

11 Jul 2024 - 8:20PMvideocam

Editorial | Better preparations can help China ride out flooding storm

Millions hope joint efforts by central and local governments will strengthen emergency responses in the face of deadly deluge.

11 Jul 2024 - 12:28AM

An aerial view of inundated houses during flooding caused by a dam breach in Dongting lake in Huarong county, in China’s central Hunan province. The flooding forced nearly 6,000 people to evacuate from nearby areas. Photo: AFP

Editorial | If Hong Kong plays to its strengths, it can expect even more benefits

Post’s 11th China Conference sends message that, thanks to ‘one country, two systems’, Hong Kong can play a wider superconnector role and reap the rewards.

5 Jul 2024 - 8:15AM

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu told the Post’s 11th China Conference that the city’s new travel permit is the second step in a “big policy breakthrough” – with more to come. Photo: May Tse

Starlux eyes 5 daily round-trip flights on new Hong Kong-Taipei route in future

Carrier will begin running two daily round-trip flights between Hong Kong and Taipei on July 16.

5 Jul 2024 - 12:49AM

Qualification standards for Hong Kong dentists ‘not arbitrarily imposed’

Watchdog hits back at criticism from University of Hong Kong’s former dean of dental faculty over clinical training requirements.

5 Jul 2024 - 12:28AMvideocam

Hong Kong airport returns to profit after 3 years of losses during pandemic

Airport Authority of Hong Kong reports net profit of HK$1.61 billion in 2023-24.

3 Jul 2024 - 11:52PM

Passenger traffic has gradually increased at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Dickson Lee

Editorial | Find prescription for Hong Kong medical staff shortage

City must discover ways to attract and retain more doctors and nurses to ensure public healthcare is not compromised

27 Jun 2024 - 6:30AM

A dentistry demonstration at Hong Kong University’s Faculty of Dentistry. The city is projected to face a shortage of 1,570 doctors and 180 dentists by 2030. Photo: HKU

Hong Kong Disneyland posts 83% reduction in losses in post-pandemic rebound

Despite recording ninth straight year of losses, theme park’s revenue soared 156 per cent to HK$5.7 billion last year as visitors return.

25 Jun 2024 - 9:22PM

Chinese firms in US see more negative business climate: survey

Trade tensions and ‘hostile public sentiment’ fuel findings, with dips in performance resembling 2020 when coronavirus pandemic hit globally.

25 Jun 2024 - 10:08AMvideocam

Opinion | No good reason for US to spread anti-vax rumours in the Philippines

Whatever one thinks of the Sinovac jab, it is unconscionable to undermine public confidence towards vaccines in a partner country during a pandemic.

23 Jun 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

Rodrigo Duterte, then president of the Philippines, receives a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine at the presidential palace in Manila on May 3, 2021, to encourage more Filippinos to get vaccinated amid the pandemic. Photo: Malacanang Presidential Photographers Division via AP

Opinion | How the Putin-Kim summit is shaking up the global security landscape

As Moscow and Pyongyang deepen military ties, the stakes have never been higher to prevent provocations that could turn into armed clashes.

22 Jun 2024 - 8:25AMvideocam

Singapore jails man for hosting drug-fuelled party that breached Covid rules

Edmund Zachary Ong was sentenced to jail for two years and one week for organising the event where 34 guests drank alcohol, sang karaoke and danced.

20 Jun 2024 - 9:57AM

Editorial | Proper contingency plans vital for Hong Kong airport

An urgent review is required after a burst tyre on a cargo plane shut down one runway for eight hours and inconvenienced passengers, especially those who had connecting flights.

20 Jun 2024 - 6:30AM

A cargo plane, which burst a tyre during an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport, is seen parked on the north runway. Photo: May Tse

Before US Senate panel, scientist defends rejection of Covid-19 lab leak theory

The four scientists testifying, as well as lawmakers, acknowledge that the roots of the coronavirus will never be known with certainty.

19 Jun 2024 - 6:04AM

Testifying on Tuesday were, from left, Gregory Koblentz, associate professor and director of George Mason University’s Biodefence Graduate Program; Robert Garry, professor and associate dean in Tulane University’s School of Medicine; Steven Quay, CEO of Atossa Therapeutics and former faculty member at the Stanford University School of Medicine; and Richard Ebright, professor of chemical biology and laboratory director for Rutgers University’s Waksman Institute of Microbiology. Photo: EPA-EFE

In Philippines, experts warn anger over US anti-vax report could hurt ties

Philippine lawmakers urge probe into ‘deeply troubling’ report that observers say could damage Filipinos’ trust in the US.

18 Jun 2024 - 8:20PMvideocam

Editorial | Hong Kong must strike right balance on imported pets

To help curb smuggling of animals into Hong Kong, authorities should ease tough restrictions on quarantine rules for cats and dogs.

18 Jun 2024 - 8:45AM

China lashes out at US over report of Pentagon’s secret anti-vax campaign

Beijing calls on Washington to ‘stop fabricating and disseminating false information against other countries’.

18 Jun 2024 - 3:07AMvideocam

According to a Reuters report, the Pentagon tried to discredit Chinese company Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine at the height of the pandemic. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong’s Murray House exemplifies city’s empty stores, fitful retail recovery

Vacancies across Central, Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok down from peak in third quarter of 2022, but worse than in 2019.

24 Jun 2024 - 3:42PM

Murray now hosts a pop-up bazaar on weekends, but its decline exemplifies Hong Kong’s struggling retail recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: May Tse

Taylor Swift’s Madrid show sees thousands catch Covid ‘gift’ from ‘Mother’

In an informal poll on X after Taylor Swift’s Madrid show last month, more than 3,700 people said they tested positive for Covid-19.

13 Jun 2024 - 8:32PM

Shanghai stay or Shanghai go? Foreigners return but aren’t settling like before

A loosening of visa restrictions is finally luring back tourists to mainland China’s most international city, so why are they not staying to work like they used to?

12 Jun 2024 - 11:17AMvideocam

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Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

An outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China. It has since spread across the world and the World Health Organisation has declared a global pandemic. Seeking to distinguish the virus from the disease it causes, the virus has been named SARS-CoV-2 and the disease Covid-19.