(Bloomberg) Hong Kong imposed a temporary lockdown on thousands of residents for the first time to carry out mandatory testing of the coronavirus, with authorities warning the move will be repeated if needed to contain the outbreak. The unprecedented step for the Yau Ma Tei and Jordan areas known for their night markets was announced in a government statement at 4 a.m. local time. Authorities aim to complete the exercise within 48.
For years, large tech companies claimed to be content-neutral. Now, they are realising how much power they have over public conversation including over apps they didn’t create.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who is facing charges of endangering national security in a sweeping crackdown by Beijing on the city’s pro-democracy protesters, resigned as chairman of Next Digital Ltd. ahead of a crucial bail hearing.
California Crisis Deepens; U.S. Allergic Reaction: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/16/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) New cases in California shattered another record as a deepening crisis threatens a shortage of intensive-care beds and medical staff. The most-populous U.S. state is struggling to control its outbreak even as most residents are under stay-at-home orders.
The first hiccups in the distribution of a Covid-19 vaccine in the U.S. included a holdup in delivering 3,900 shots to two states and the announcement that Pfizer Inc. would ship about 900,000 fewer doses next week than are set to ship this week. A health-care worker in Alaska who received the shot experienced the first known severe allergic event in the U.S.