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Hong Kong, Jan 25 (EFE/EPA).- The Hong Kong government on Monday lifted the coronavirus lockdown restrictions on several blocks in Jordan districts where old and dilapidated buildings had been at the center of a Covid-19 outbreak. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: WORKERS CLEAN SIDEWALKS AND MARKETS IN JORDAN DISTRICT AND B-ROLL OF JORDAN DISTRICT IN HONG KONG.
Russia lifts a range of anti-coronavirus measures including a strict lockdown on the capital of Moscow, allowing residents to travel freely for the first time since late March. Near the Kremlin, traffic has resumed and residents walk about. IMAGES
Images of reduced traffic on a street in China's largest city Shanghai under a lattice of restrictions -- which fall short of a citywide shutdown. China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases nationwide on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally as the highly-transmissible Omicron variant spreads across a country which has tethered tightly to a 'zero-Covid' strategy. IMAGES
British Prime minister Boris Johnson announces all pandemic legal curbs in England will end later this week, urging a shift from government intervention to personal responsibility. Johnson, who has been mired in scandals that have threatened his hold on power, says the legal need for people to self-isolate when infected with Covid-19 would stop from Thursday 24 February 2022. SOUNDBITE
French government spokesman Gabriel Attal announces that a "detailed timetable for the gradual lifting of the latest measures" against the Covid epidemic will be announced by ministers Jean Castex and Olivier Véran. SOUNDBITE