Hong Kong

China’s Hong Kong crackdown could scupper Huawei deal

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China’s ‘unacceptable’ crackdown in Hong Kong could shut the door to Huawei’s involvement in Britain’s 5G mobile network, Boris Johnson has said as London and Beijing traded blows today.  Mr Johnson said the draconian new security law that China has imposed on Hong Kong was ‘plainly an unacceptable breach’ of the freedoms that the city … Read more

Superspreaders ARE fuelling the coronavirus pandemic

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Scientists have found more evidence that ‘superspreader’ events are the main driving force behind the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  Preliminary research from Hong Kong found that around 20 per cent of COVID-19 sufferers are highly infectious, and responsible for 80 per cent of all transmissions. However, 70 per cent of people infected with the virus do not … Read more