HK records two more imported chikungunya fever cases
16 Sep
Health News

HK records two more imported chikungunya fever cases

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Hong Kong on Thursday reported two new imported cases of chikungunya fever, involving two elderly people of the same family who recently travelled to Guangzhou. The city has now recorded 16 imported cases of the mosquito-borne disease this year. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said the latest patients, a 79-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man from Sha Tin, visited Panyu District in Guangzhou from August 30 to September 6. They both developed fever, headache and joint pain on September 9. The woman also developed a rash. The pair sought medical treatment a day later and were admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital. Laboratory tests confirmed they tested positive for the chikungunya virus. The CHP said there is one household contact who did not travel to Guangzhou and is asymptomatic, but under medical surveillance. As the two patients had stayed...
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Budget 2024: Imported high-end phones to get cheaper as India reduces duty
25 Jul
Business News

Budget 2024: Imported high-end phones to get cheaper as India reduces duty

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Business new tamfitronics A 5% duty cut in imported mobile phones is likely to reduce the cost of high-end products such as Apple's iPhone Pro and Google's Pixel. The measure isn't expected to impact most other devices as nearly 99% of mobile phones being made in India."With a three-fold increase in domestic production and almost 100-fold jump in exports of mobile phones over the last six years, the Indian mobile phone industry has matured.In the interest of consumers, I propose to reduce the BCD (basic customs duty) on mobile phones, mobile PCBAs (printed circuit board assembly) and mobile chargers to 15%," the FM said in the Budget speech. The duty, previously at 20%, was originally introduced to support local manufacturing of smartphones.If companies decide to pass on the benefits, imported iPhone Pro models could...
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