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1. Crime | Ear biter and stomach slasher gets 14.5-year prison sentence.

2. COVID-19 | QR code for those recovered from the virus, while cinemas hold off on serving food.

3. Health | Salmonella scare leads to Kinder recall.

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4. COVID in China | Shanghai records death and pushes for return of production.

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Biter to chew on 14.5 years in prison

Crime

Warning: Graphic image depicting a failed attempt to reattach an ear below.

A 52-year-old man has gotten a 14 year and six-month prison sentence for biting off the left ear of Andrew Chiu, a former district councillor, stabbing another man with a knife, and injuring two others during anti-government protests in November 2019.

An attempt to reattach Chiu’s ear failed, as shown in the below image.

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Cinemas bounce back without pop and popcorn

Hong Kong SAR Government News @newsgovhk

The Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating 600 additional #COVID19 cases, of which 11 are imported and the rest are locally infected

news.gov.hk600 COVID-19 cases reportedThe Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating 600 additional COVID-19 cases, of which 11 are imported and the rest are locally infected.

3:50 PM ∙ Apr 19, 2022

Coronavirus in Hong Kong

• New cases: 600

  • 11 imported

  • 320 detected by PCR tests, 280 by RATs

• Testing is required for people who were present at 40 specified locations.

• Lockdown update: Seven positive cases were found in Sheung Shui’s Ching Chak House overnight.

• The government launched a new QR code for people who have recovered from the virus, making them exempt from the vaccine bubble for six months once they’ve recovered.

• Bookings are now open for Hong Kong’s at-home vaccination services for people who are elderly and disabled.

• Three cinema companies in Hong Kong will not be serving food or beverages once they reopen tomorrow (personally, I sneak in all my cinema snacks).

• Three people have been arrested for allegedly faking positive rapid COVID-19 tests to the government’s online platform to get some sick time off work.

• City University researchers have designed a special shield that can be used over a bed to reduce cross-infection, with the intention to use them in elderly care homes.

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Kinder chocolates hold dangerous surprise

Kinder has made a massive recall on a chocolate product that was imported into Hong Kong due to a possibility of salmonella contamination. The chocolate batch in question is the Happy Moments mini mix with best-before dates of 7 and 8 July. This is the fifth product by the Belgian company to be recalled.

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