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    A new weapon against malaria

    Oped, Published on 03/05/2023

    » Over the past three years, the Covid-19 pandemic has dominated headlines and spurred scientific research, with experts around the world focusing resources and any potentially useful technology on the problem.

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    Concerns over vaccine

    Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/01/2021

    » The Ministry of Public Health has requested further information about the vaccine it has ordered from China following a report it might not be as effective as first thought.

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    Healthy outlook

    Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/01/2021

    » 2005 was a turning point, and also a heartbreaking year for Mihai Irimescu. When his mother passed away after years of battling cancer, he began to approach life with a new sense of purpose. One result was a decision to switch his career focus from telecoms and information technology to healthcare.

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    2020: The year virtual concerts took off

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 22/12/2020

    » International concerts were absent for much of 2020 as every tour and festival was postponed or cancelled due to the pandemic. While there was not much to look forward to, one ray of hope we had amid the absence of live music was to see the number of artists around the globe covering all genres turning to the virtual world as a new medium to engage with their music fans. They took to social media live-streaming to give fans a much-needed virtual music fix and while the novelty of DIY online concerts filmed in artist's living rooms and home studios via Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube wore off after a few days in quarantine, many musicians and music labels quickly became even more creative in lockdown and evolved a whole raft of innovative and all-round entertaining virtual concerts bringing the new experience of live music into people's homes.

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    Killing a virus or killing the planet?

    Published on 10/09/2020

    » A global pandemic has forced us to change the way we live and work. Cleanliness, hygiene, hand-washing, sanitization, disinfectant, anti-virus, hand-gels and face masks are key points of discussion around the world.

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    Vaccine race

    Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 17/08/2020

    » Human trials of a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech of China are under way in Indonesia, with two groups of volunteers receiving their first injections last week.

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    Mind matters

    Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 15/05/2020

    » Mental health issues are real. If you find yourself struggling with acute stress, tension, anxiety or depression, do not wait until you can't handle it any longer. It's time to seek professional help, or take action to improve your health. Here are a few resources to guide you.

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    Asean urged to ramp up migrant screening

    News, Published on 25/04/2020

    » Diplomatic and economic experts are calling on countries in the region to step up the screening of migrant workers in the future to prevent the transmission of diseases like Covid-19.

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    Markets rise as deaths slow in hotspots: Virus update

    Published on 06/04/2020

    » Germany and Spain reported lower numbers of new cases, a tentative sign that lockdown measures are easing the outbreak.

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    Coronavirus outbreak may be over in China by April: expert

    Reuters, Published on 11/02/2020

    » GUANGZHOU, China: The coronavirus outbreak is hitting a peak in China this month and may be over by April, the government's senior medical adviser said on Tuesday, in the latest assessment of an epidemic that has rattled the world.

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