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China to scrap Covid quarantine rule for inbound travellers
Reuters, Published on 26/12/2022
» BEIJING: China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine starting from Jan 8, the National Health Commission said on Monday in a major step towards easing curbs on its borders, which have been largely shut since 2020.
Thailand, Indonesia to develop Covid-19 pill
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2022
» Thailand's Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday the country planned to develop the anti-viral pill molnupiravir to combat Covid-19 infections amid rising infections driven by the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Australia Covid-19 cases surge, hospitalisations hit pandemic highs
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2022
» SYDNEY: Australia's Covid-19 cases touched a fresh pandemic high on Tuesday amid an Omicron surge in its two most populous states as hospitalisations in New South Wales state, home to Sydney, surpassed the record numbers hit during the Delta outbreak.
Britain approves Pfizer's Covid-19 pill
Reuters, Published on 31/12/2021
» Britain has approved Pfizer's Covid-19 pill for adults who have mild to moderate infection and are at high risk of their illness worsening, its second easily administered antiviral against the coronavirus.
Omicron variant spreads in Australia
Reuters, Published on 04/12/2021
» MELBOURNE: The Omicron coronavirus variant spread in Australia on Saturday, testing plans to reopen the economy as a cluster in Sydney grew to 13 cases and an infection was suspected in the state of Queensland.
Indonesia official says Jakarta has reached 'herd immunity'
Reuters, Published on 23/08/2021
» JAKARTA: Weeks after the Delta variant of the coronavirus ripped through Jakarta, the Indonesian capital has reached "herd immunity", the city's deputy governor said, ahead of an expected decision by the president on Monday on whether to extend Covid-19 curbs.
Philippines extends ban on travellers from Thailand, 9 other countries
Reuters, Published on 13/08/2021
» MANILA: The Philippines will extend a ban on travellers from Thailand and nine other countries to the end of August because of concerns posed by the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the presidential spokesman said on Friday.
Bangkok hospitals pushed to brink
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2021
» Hospitals in Bangkok and surrounding provinces are running out of beds due to a jump in Covid-19 patients, a health official said on Thursday, as the country reported a record number of infections for the fourth time this week.
Myanmar floods, coup, complicate growing Covid-19 outbreak
Reuters, Published on 27/07/2021
» Flooding in Myanmar has displaced hundreds of people, residents said on Tuesday, adding to the misery of a nation struggling against a fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak while living through the chaos created by a military coup in February.
SE Asia Covid cases hit new highs, Malaysian doctors protest
Reuters, Published on 26/07/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand reported a record number of coronavirus cases on Monday, while Malaysia has notched up more than 1 million infections, as the virulent Delta variant carves a deadly path through Southeast Asia - now a global epicentre for the virus.