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23-Apr-20 Researchers in Hong Kong find that Covid-19 definitions make big differences to the pandemic’s bigger picture. Mainland China might have had four times as many infections as official total if broader criteria used. [image: AFP]
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19-Apr-20 Humanity is innovating to help modern life cope with the disruption caused by COVID-19. The pandemic has shown technology can help keep a society functional under stress- from unmanned deliveries to holographic and voice-controlled elevators. [image: nr2]
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15-Apr-20 Taking steps to control the disease well into the future: A smartphone tracking app for new airport arrivals. A “smart city” database of thousands of people infected by the coronavirus. Electronic bracelets that track people breaking quarantine laws. [REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon]
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08-Apr-20 As announced at the State Council’s executive meeting, companies in these zones will enjoy support policies including exemption of value-added and excise taxes on retail exports. Additionally, the Chinese government is encouraging companies to jointly build and share overseas warehouses. [image: Handout]
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04-Apr-20 The government is considering providing Avigan for free to other countries that want to use the flu drug to treat coronavirus patients. The drug, developed by a group firm of Fujifilm Holdings, is considered effective for treating COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. [image: AFP-JIJI]
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