(Bloomberg) — China advised against international travel over the autumn holidays because of coronavirus outbreaks overseas and fewer flights. The country’s economy weakened further last month after government measures to contain the virus curbed consumer spending.
Singapore said the treatment plan for most people with breakthrough infections will be home quarantine. Southeast Asia’s virus wave appears to have peaked.
In the U.S., the federal government plans to more directly control where antibody treatments are sent amid a surge in infections and hospitalizations in states with large pockets of unvaccinated people.
China’s Economy Weakens (10:49 a.m. HK)
China’s economy weakened further in August after the government imposed stringent measures to contain a widespread Covid-19 outbreak, curbing consumer spending and travel during the peak summer holiday break.
Even before the delta variant outbreak from late July, consumers had been cautious to spend, failing to make a…