Covid live news: fourth wave hitting Germany with ‘full force’, Merkel warns; Belgium mandates working from home
by Tom Ambrose (now); Lucy Campbell, Martin Belam and from on (#5S0E2)
Angela Merkel calls for an extra push on vaccinations; Belgium tightens restrictions as cases rise in fourth wave
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Agence France-Presse is reporting that delivery and logistics firm FedEx have announced it is closing its operations base in Hong Kong over the city's quarantine requirements.
As the global business environment continues to evolve and with the pandemic requirements in Hong Kong, FedEx has made the decision to close its Hong Kong crew base and relocate its pilots," FedEx said in a statement to Hong Kong's public broadcaster RTHK.
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