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Tokyo, Jul 10 (EFE/EPA).- Tokyo on Friday set a new record for coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day, as Hong Kong was on high alert amid a surge in infections.Tokyo registered its first case of coronavirus on Jan. 24 and at the beginning of June seemed to be in control of the situation. But on Thursday it posted a daily record of 224 new cases, and the count rose again Friday to 243, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike reported.To date, 7,515 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Tokyo, almost a third of the country’s total, with 325 deaths in the capital, compared to 982 deaths across Japan. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON). SHOT LIST: COMMUTERS AT SHINJUKU STATION AND PEDESTRIANS AT A CROSSING IN SHINJUKU DISTRICT IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Hong Kong's leader John Lee announces that the city will fully scrap the mask mandate: "I have an announcement to make, the mask mandate will be fully scrapped starting tomorrow, 1st March." SOUNDBITE
Shanghai, Sep 23 (EFE/EPA).- Shares of Chinese real estate giant Evergrande listed in Hong Kong soared more than 20 percent in the first few minutes of the trading session on Thursday.At 10 am, after half an hour of trading, the company's shares rose 22.47 percent to HK$2.78 ($0.36 dollars).In the preceding minutes, the company's share price had surged more than 31 percent. (Camera: ALEX PLAVEVSKI).B-ROLL OF THE EVERGRANDE CENTER IN SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Hong Kong, Sep 2 (EFE/EPA).- A local real estate investment trust and the Civil Service Bureau organised Wednesday a walk-in vaccination session in a shopping mall in Hong Kong and offered a free bag of rice to those who took the jab in order to boost vaccination rates in the city. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE)SHOT LIST: COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE IN A MALL IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
Hong Kong, May 6 (EFE/EPA).- Over 1,000 residents in 400 units of the 52-storey residential block in Hong Kong have been ordered into government quarantine centers for 21 days, including fully vaccinated residents, after a domestic helper and her employer’s 10-month-old daughter tested positive for a mutated strain of Covid-19 coronavirus on Apr. 29. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).B-ROLL OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE TOWER 11 OF CARMEL COVE AT THE CARIBBEAN COAST HOUSING ESTATE IN HONG KONG.
Hong Kong, Mar 17 (EFE/EPA).- HSBC has closed its main building in Hong Kong until further notice after three cases of COVID-19 were detected in the premises. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION (HSBC) MAIN BUILDING IN CENTRAL DISTRICT IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
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