Sophia Chan
Last updated on 2017-08-13T12:06+0300.

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Sophia Chan said
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"Regarding the quite a number of students studying in the United Kingdom who were returning home to Hong Kong, the government believes we must immediately roll out stringent and targeted measures to prevent the mutated virus from spreading in Hong Kong,"
JakartaPost Tuesday, December 22, 2020 8:27:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"Regarding the quite a number of students studying in the United Kingdom who were returning home to Hong Kong, the government believes we must immediately roll out stringent and targeted measures to prevent the mutated virus from spreading in Hong Kong,"
terradaily Tuesday, December 22, 2020 11:49:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan disse
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"Claro, esperamos que sejam medidas temporárias"
noticias-r7 Monday, December 21, 2020 11:56:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“We are now at a very critical stage,”
weeklyblitz Monday, December 21, 2020 7:22:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“We have never imposed such stringent measures on a place before. But we think that the mutated virus strain in Britain could be coming, menacingly, and we must block the spread of the mutated strain at the source,”
aa-en Monday, December 21, 2020 3:41:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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about Hong Kong has
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“This is the most serious and critical moment for Hong Kong” “We don’t see any room to relax the existing social-distancing rules, which will be extended to January 6,”
aa-en Monday, December 21, 2020 3:41:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"We are now at a very critical stage,"
channelnewsasia Monday, December 21, 2020 2:58:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"Regarding the quite a number of students studying in the United Kingdom who were returning home to Hong Kong, the government believes we must immediately roll out stringent and targeted measures to prevent the mutated virus from spreading in Hong Kong,"
newindianexpress Monday, December 21, 2020 2:27:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“Regarding the quite a number of students studying in the United Kingdom who were returning home to Hong Kong, the government believes we must immediately roll out stringent and targeted measures to prevent the mutated virus from spreading in Hong Kong,”
themalaymailonline Monday, December 21, 2020 1:34:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“We are now at a very critical stage,”
standardmedia Monday, December 21, 2020 1:30:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"We are now at a very critical stage,"
channelnewsasia Monday, December 21, 2020 1:13:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“Regarding the quite a number of students studying in the United Kingdom who were returning home to Hong Kong, the government believes we must immediately roll out stringent and targeted measures to prevent the mutated virus from spreading in Hong Kong,”
ngrguardiannews Monday, December 21, 2020 1:05:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"We are now at a very critical stage,"
thepeninsulaqatar Monday, December 21, 2020 12:40:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“We will enable members of the public to be vaccinated on a voluntary basis, and propose to provide the vaccination free of charge,”
abs-cbnnews Wednesday, December 2, 2020 4:03:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“There are multiple transmission chains in the community,” “We need to tighten all social distancing measures, because the pandemic is severe”
laht Wednesday, November 25, 2020 12:45:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“All Hong Kong residents should seriously guard against the virus and reduce unnecessary social gatherings,” “If we don’t stand our guard, the fourth wave will spiral out of control”
laht Wednesday, November 25, 2020 12:45:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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"There are multiple transmission chains in the community,"
JakartaPost Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:53:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan disse
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“Há diversas cadeias de transmissão na comunidade”
odocumento Tuesday, November 24, 2020 11:40:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan disse
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“Há diversas cadeias de transmissão na comunidade”
odocumento Tuesday, November 24, 2020 10:47:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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"There are multiple transmission chains in the community,"
geo-tv Tuesday, November 24, 2020 10:22:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan déclaré
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"Nous devons renforcer toutes les mesures de distanciation sociale, parce que la pandémie est grave"
msn-fr Tuesday, November 24, 2020 4:06:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan disse
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"Há diversas cadeias de transmissão na comunidade"
noticias-terra-br Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:58:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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"There are multiple transmission chains in the community,"
channelnewsasia Tuesday, November 24, 2020 2:22:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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"There are multiple transmission chains in the community,"
wsau Tuesday, November 24, 2020 1:45:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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"There are multiple transmission chains in the community,"
geo-tv Tuesday, November 24, 2020 1:40:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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“There are multiple transmission chains in the community,”
tribune Tuesday, November 24, 2020 1:09:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“we are now facing a very severe situation in Hong Kong, the number of unlinked cases has been increasing in the past few days”
cnn Sunday, November 22, 2020 5:13:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"Many of the recent cases were related to gathering, dancing and entertainment activities, so we have to stop these kinds of activities soon to stabilise the pandemic"
abs-cbnnews Sunday, November 22, 2020 4:39:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"We have probably entered a new wave of infections,"
thedailystarBD Saturday, November 21, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“I would appeal to people to stop all unnecessary gathering activities because the situation is severe now in Hong Kong”
themalaymailonline Saturday, November 21, 2020 6:04:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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about Hong Kong has
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“I would appeal to people to stop all unnecessary gathering activities because the situation is severe now in Hong Kong,” “In the past week, we have already tightened many of our measures, including border control measures, quarantine measures, hotel regulation measures and also some of the social distancing measures”
aljazeera-en Friday, November 20, 2020 3:00:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"everybody has to be tested at the airport"
channelnewsasia Friday, November 20, 2020 11:54:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan added
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"in spite of all the measures that we have put in place in the schools, including personal hygiene, mask wearing, etc"
channelnewsasia Friday, November 13, 2020 3:08:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"I disagree there's inconsistency in our decision making,"
BangkokPost Wednesday, October 28, 2020 2:04:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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"The epidemic situation has continued to subside over the past two weeks,"
abs-cbnnews Tuesday, October 27, 2020 7:09:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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“The epidemic situation has continued to subside over the past two weeks,”
business-standard Tuesday, October 27, 2020 6:19:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan prévenu
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"Au niveau mondial, la situation épidémique s'aggrave et pourrait continuer à poser un certain risque pour la santé publique à Hong Kong"
msn-fr Tuesday, October 27, 2020 3:56:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan prévenu
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"Au niveau mondial, la situation épidémique s'aggrave et pourrait continuer à poser un certain risque pour la santé publique à Hong Kong"
challenges Tuesday, October 27, 2020 2:19:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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"The epidemic situation has continued to subside over the past two weeks,"
channelnewsasia Tuesday, October 27, 2020 12:39:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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"The epidemic situation has continued to subside over the past two weeks,"
msn-uk Tuesday, October 27, 2020 11:43:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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"The epidemic situation has continued to subside over the past two weeks,"
news-yahoo Tuesday, October 27, 2020 11:17:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“From a public health perspective, if we think that if testing is needed and people are not willing to take a test, that hinders our work,”
nytimes Friday, October 9, 2020 12:46:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"We appeal to the public to not be complacent and let down their guard,"
standard Tuesday, September 15, 2020 1:16:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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“We must strike a balance. The third wave is entering two months already and we have yet to see an end to it,”
bworldcom Tuesday, September 8, 2020 1:45:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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"We must strike a balance. The third wave is entering two months already and we have yet to see an end to it,"
news24 Tuesday, September 8, 2020 1:27:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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“We must strike a balance. The third wave is entering two months already and we have yet to see an end to it,”
themalaymailonline Tuesday, September 8, 2020 9:51:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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"We must strike a balance. The third wave is entering two months already and we have yet to see an end to it,"
msn-uk Tuesday, September 8, 2020 9:24:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“So people are tired, fatigued, and so doing some exercise would also bring about physical as well mental health, So we felt that this is something that would have some priority,”
laht Thursday, September 3, 2020 11:03:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan disse
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"Temos que aceitar a possibilidade de termos alguns casos e grupos específicos. O governo não pode esperar até que não haja casos na comunidade para relaxar as regras de distanciamento social"
jconline Wednesday, August 26, 2020 12:02:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan disse
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“Sob o novo normal, não é possível esperarmos até que não haja mais casos locais para relaxar as medidas de distanciamento social”
observador Tuesday, August 25, 2020 11:03:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan disse
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"Temos que aceitar a possibilidade de termos alguns casos e grupos específicos. O governo não pode esperar até que não haja casos na comunidade para relaxar as regras de distanciamento social"
em Tuesday, August 25, 2020 7:32:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“I know the new restrictions will bring many inconveniences to citizens, but I hope they can be considerate. Let’s grit our teeth, bite the bullet and keep going in this critical moment,”
WashingtonPost Tuesday, July 28, 2020 1:06:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“The coming one to two weeks will be critical to the development of the epidemic situation,”
WashingtonPost Wednesday, July 22, 2020 3:46:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“The coming one to two weeks will be critical to the development of the epidemic situation,”
WashingtonPost Wednesday, July 22, 2020 2:14:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“This is the most critical time for Hong Kong. We ask citizens to be patient and stay at home as much as possible,”
themalaymailonline Wednesday, July 22, 2020 9:52:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“With Hong Kong’s ageing population, we expect that both the number of elders who use the vouchers and the related financial commitment will continue to increase,” “When considering whether there is a need to adjust the voucher amount in the future, we will give full regard to the situation of Hong Kong’s public and private healthcare services and the long-term implications on public finance, as well as carefully assess the Government’s affordability”
foreignaffairs-nz Wednesday, July 15, 2020 2:03:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"We have also tightened the social distancing measures," "After we have continuously assessed the situation, we do not preclude that there will be other measures"
xinhuanet_en Saturday, July 11, 2020 5:16:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"We have found that events where people do not wear masks have a particularly high risk," "The organiser will be provided with guidelines and should implement measures including temperature screening, [providing visitors with] hand sanitisers, as well as keeping social distancing to 1.5 metres between people"
AsiaOne Saturday, July 11, 2020 7:41:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“The relaxation is made in light of the easing of the epidemic. We also realize that certain activities must resume,”
globalnews Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:47:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“The relaxation is made in light of the easing of the epidemic. We also realize that certain activities must resume,”
WashingtonPost Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:15:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“The relaxation is made in light of the easing of the epidemic. We also realize that certain activities must resume,”
TorontoStar Tuesday, June 16, 2020 12:31:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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“For instance, [if] someone has already completed a 14-day quarantine on the mainland and is coming to Hong Kong with valid proof of this, then the Director of Health could shorten the quarantine period here for this person [if the test results] are negative,”
macaudailytimes Saturday, June 13, 2020 12:01:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“It is expected that there may be sporadic infection cases or even small outbreaks in the community,”
AsiaOne Wednesday, June 3, 2020 7:33:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“Riding on previous research experience and Hong Kong’s world-class expertise in medical research, the commissioned research studies on Covid-19 should be able to generate timely scientific knowledge and evidence in battling the epidemic,”
timeshighereducation Saturday, May 9, 2020 10:26:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan told
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“For instance, [if] someone has already completed a 14-day quarantine on the mainland and is coming to Hong Kong with valid proof of this, then the director of health could shorten the quarantine period here for this person [if the test results] are negative,”
macaudailytimes Tuesday, May 5, 2020 3:39:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“Riding on previous research experience and Hong Kong’s world-class expertise in medical research, the commissioned research studies on COVID-19 should be able to generate timely scientific knowledge and evidence in battling the pandemic”
foreignaffairs-nz Monday, April 27, 2020 12:26:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"I hope companies and customers continue to follow those epidemic-prevention measures, and the government will also step up efforts to inspect in order to fight against the epidemic,"
xinhuanet_en Sunday, March 29, 2020 3:28:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“There isn’t sufficient evidence to show that this novel coronavirus can be transmitted through activities such as hot pots and saunas,”
nytimes Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:11:00 AM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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“I have to remind these people, violating the quarantine order is a criminal offence,”
nypost Monday, February 10, 2020 3:58:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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about Hong Kong has
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“Self discipline and having everybody in Hong Kong fighting … this infectious disease is the most important thing,”
theepochtimes Friday, February 7, 2020 10:24:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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about Hong Kong has
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"Self discipline and having everybody in Hong Kong fighting...this infectious disease is the most important thing,"
news-yahoo Friday, February 7, 2020 9:24:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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about Hong Kong has
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“Self discipline and having everybody in Hong Kong fighting...this infectious disease is the most important thing,”
themalaymailonline Friday, February 7, 2020 6:01:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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about Hong Kong has
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"Self discipline and having everybody in Hong Kong fighting...this infectious disease is the most important thing,"
trust Friday, February 7, 2020 3:13:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"We decided to announced the case (early) due to heavy public concern,"
northkoreatimes Wednesday, January 22, 2020 10:28:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"We decided to announced the case (early) due to heavy public concern,"
newindianexpress Wednesday, January 22, 2020 7:00:00 PM EAT
Sophia Chan said
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"We decided to announced the case (early) due to heavy public concern,"
business-standard Wednesday, January 22, 2020 5:25:00 PM EAT
Key Titles and Phrases | Count | Lang | Last Seen |
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minister | 25.00% | EN | 08/12/201712/08/2017 |
health minister | 25.00% | EN | 08/12/201712/08/2017 |
ministre de la santé de hong kong | 12.50% | FR | 08/12/201712/08/2017 |
food and health secretary | 12.50% | EN | 08/06/201706/08/2017 |
secretary | 12.50% | EN | 08/06/201706/08/2017 |
health secretary | 12.50% | EN | 08/06/201706/08/2017 |
Names | Lang | Count |
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Sophia Chan | EN | 75.00% |
Sophia Chan | FR | 25.00% |
Sophia Chan | PT | 0.00% |
Type | Entity Name | Count |
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![]() | HONG | 4.57% |
![]() | European Union | 3.25% |
![]() | British | 3.05% |
![]() | Health Ministry | 3.05% |
![]() | Dan Andrews | 2.74% |
![]() | Saudi | 2.44% |
![]() | Gavin Newsom | 2.34% |
![]() | Association | 2.13% |
![]() | Tennessee Gov | 2.13% |
![]() | Bill Lee | 2.13% |
![]() | Joseph Biden | 2.03% |
![]() | Clément Beaune | 2.03% |
![]() | CAIRO | 1.93% |
![]() | France İnter | 1.93% |
![]() | European Centre | 1.63% |
![]() | Prayuth Chan-ocha | 1.63% |
![]() | Yuriko Koike | 1.63% |
![]() | Medical Association | 1.63% |
![]() | Hong Kong has | 1.63% |
![]() | Carrie Lam | 1.52% |
![]() | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control | 1.42% |
![]() | BERLIN | 1.42% |
![]() | German government | 1.42% |
![]() | Ulrike Demmer | 1.32% |
![]() | Salim Abdool | 1.32% |
![]() | Salim Abdool Karim | 1.32% |
![]() | Swiss government | 1.22% |
![]() | Kong Special Administrative Region | 1.02% |
![]() | World Health Organization | 1.02% |
![]() | Reuters Group | 0.91% |
Type | Entity Name | Score |
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![]() | HONG | 0.0352 |
![]() | Dan Andrews | 0.0264 |
![]() | Clément Beaune | 0.0203 |
![]() | Bill Lee | 0.0199 |
![]() | Gavin Newsom | 0.0197 |
![]() | Tennessee Gov | 0.0189 |
![]() | France İnter | 0.0171 |
![]() | CAIRO | 0.0169 |
![]() | Prayuth Chan-ocha | 0.0162 |
![]() | Health Ministry | 0.0161 |
![]() | Yuriko Koike | 0.0152 |
![]() | Carrie Lam | 0.0147 |
![]() | Hong Kong has | 0.0145 |
![]() | Medical Association | 0.0141 |
![]() | European Centre | 0.0133 |
![]() | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control | 0.0133 |
![]() | Ulrike Demmer | 0.0129 |
![]() | Salim Abdool | 0.0123 |
![]() | Salim Abdool Karim | 0.0123 |
![]() | German government | 0.0113 |
![]() | Swiss government | 0.0109 |
![]() | Kong Special Administrative Region | 0.01 |
![]() | Saudi | 0.0093 |
![]() | BERLIN | 0.0072 |
![]() | Gladys Berejiklian | 0.0068 |
![]() | Victoria Police | 0.0064 |
![]() | Interior Ministry | 0.0055 |
![]() | Christian Drosten | 0.005 |
![]() | Gabriel Attal | 0.0049 |
![]() | Kirill Dmitriyev | 0.0048 |


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