Travelers are processed at the international arrivals hall at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Feb 16, 2022, after a Singapore Airlines flight arrived following a nearly two-year break due to COVID-19. (SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) DHAKA / HANOI / JAKARTA / SINGAPORE / YANGON – Indonesia has seen […]
A nurse fills a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in Seoul on March 20, 2021. (JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP) TOKYO / DHAKA / BANGKOK / NEW DELHI / SEOUL / WELLINGTON / VIENTIANE- South Korea approved its first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by SK bioscience Co […]
Pedestrians wearing protective face masks cross a road in the Roppongi district of Tokyo, Japan, July 30, 2020. (SHOKO TAKAYASU / BLOOMBERG) TOKYO / DHAKA / BANGKOK- Japan's minister in charge of coronavirus measures on Tuesday said the government is "closely monitoring" the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Daishiro Yamagiwa, following the […]
An Israeli paramedic collects a swab sample from a child at the Magen David Adom (Red Shield of David) COVID-19 coronavirus testing center in Jerusalem on Jan 11, 2022. (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) HANOI / DHAKA / SINGAPORE / NEW DELHI / YANGON / BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / YEREVAN / JERUSALEM – The Israeli Ministry of Health on Monday reported 11,483 new […]
A health worker inoculates a student with a dose of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus at his school in Karachi on Jan 24, 2022. (ASIF HASSAN / AFP) NEW DELHI / WELLINGTON / SINGAPORE / KUALA LUMPUR / SEOUL / KARACHI – Pakistan’s aviation regulator has made masks mandatory on domestic flights given a gradual rise […]
People arrive to receive the COVID-19 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at Lebanon's American University Medical Center in the capital Beirut, on Feb 14, 2021. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP) BEIRUT / SINGAPORE / YANGON / HANOI – The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health warned on Saturday that the country is facing a new wave of COVID-19, urging the public to get […]
In this file photo taken on Aug 25, 2021, people wait to receive COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine doses at a make-shift vaccination center at a shopping mall in Iraq's capital Baghdad. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) BAGHDAD / ISLAMABAD / WELLINGTON – The Iraqi health ministry on Friday warned of the possible fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic […]
In this file photo taken on Dec 22, 2021, a health worker conducts a PCR test at the St Vincent's Bondi Beach COVID-19 drive through testing clinic in Sydney. (MUHAMMAD FAROOQ / AFP) HANOI / SINGAPORE / SYDNEY – Researchers from one of Australia's most prominent medical institutes have called on the government to re-adopt […]
A woman receives a dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during the first rollout of vaccinations in Australia at the Castle Hill Medical Centre in Sydney on Feb 21, 2021. (STEVEN SAPHORE / AFP) CANBERRA / DHAKA / BEIRUT / NEW DELHI / WELLINGTON / KUALA LUMPUR – The Australian government announced a new campaign on Wednesday to encourage people […]
People wearing face masks pass by a banner reminding precautions against the coronavirus at a park in Seoul, South Korea on Jan 24, 2022. (AHN YOUNG-JOON / AP) NEW DELHI / ISLAMABAD / YANGON / SINGAPORE / HANOI / VIENTIANE / KUALA LUMPUR / WELLINGTON – South Korea logged its second-highest monthly deaths in April due to the effect of […]
Staff check a client at a drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on Jan 8, 2022. (MARK BAKER / AP) MANILA / HANOI / SINGAPORE / YANGON / YEREVAN / JERUSALEM / BAGHDAD / RIYADH / DHAKA / KUALA LUMPUR / WELLINGTON / SUVA / SEOUL / CANBERRA – Australians' confidence in the country's healthcare system has fallen, a […]
Health workers participate in a COVID-19 vaccine delivery system trial in Hyderabad, India, Jan 2, 2021. (MAHESH KUMAR A. / AP) SEOUL / YANGON / SUVA / KUALA LUMPUR / SINGAPORE / NEW DELHI / WELLINGTON- The incidence of COVID-19 pandemic continues to rise again in India, as around 80,000 new cases have been registered over the past one […]
A girl walks past a poster at a vaccination centre in New Delhi on April 10, 2022, after government announced the paid precaution dose against the coronavirus to be available for everyone above 18 years of age at private vaccination centers. (MONEY SHARMA / AFP) MANILA / HANOI / YANGON / SEOUL / KUALA LUMPUR […]
A people takes a dose of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine inside the holy shrine of Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq, Aug 15, 2021. (ANMAR KHALIL / AP) BAGHDAD – The Iraqi health ministry on Friday warned of the possibility of new COVID-19 spread in the country, calling on the public to follow health measures […]
In this file photo taken on April 26, 2021, commuters wearing protective face masks walk along Pratunam pier in Bangkok, after the government imposed strict restrictions for not wearing a mask in public following the recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Thailand. (MLADEN ANTONOV / AFP) SYDNEY / NEW DELHI / WELLINGTON / BANGKOK / SEOUL […]
Passengers and loved ones reunite at the arrivals hall on the first day of New Zealanders returning from Australia after the border reopened for travelers observing home self-isolation rules, at the Auckland international airport on Feb 28, 2022. (DAVID ROWLAND / AFP) MANILA / KUWAIT CITY / BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / NEW DELHI / SYDNEY / […]
This picture taken on June 15, 2022 and released from Democratic People's Republic of Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on June 16, 2022 shows DPRK leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol ju send medicines prepared by his family to the Haeju city, South Hwanghae province as regards the outbreak of an acute […]
In this photo provided by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea government, a worker in protective gear stands on an empty sidewalk in Pyongyang, the DPRK, on May 17, 2022. (KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY / KOREA NEWS SERVICE VIA AP) COLOMBO / HANOI / YANGON / SINGAPORE / CANBERRA / WELLINGTON / KUALA LUMPUR / SEOUL / PYONGYANG […]
A man wearing a face mask to protect against COVID-19 walks around Wat Pho temple in Bangkok on Feb 24, 2022. (JACK TAYLOR / AFP) BANGKOK / RIYADH / JAKARTA / HANOI / YANGON / WELLINGTON / KUALA LUMPUR / NEW DELHI / SYDNEY / SEOUL / SUVA – Thailand on Monday reported 1,801 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest […]
In this March 30, 2020 file photo, people wearing masks walk on street in Taipei, Taiwan. (PHOTO / XINHUA) YANGON / HANOI / NEW DELHI / KUALA LUMPUR / ISLAMABAD / WELLINGTON / SEOUL / TAIPEI -Taiwan has reported five COVID-19 cases infected with BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron, all of which were imported cases, the island's disease monitoring […]
In this photo provided by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea government, a worker in protective gear stands on an empty sidewalk in Pyongyang, the DPRK, on May 17, 2022. (KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY / KOREA NEWS SERVICE VIA AP) SEOUL / HANOI / YANGON / NEW DELHI / ISLAMABAD / KUALA LUMPUR – The Democratic […]
ISLAMABAD / KUALA LUMPUR / SEOUL / YANGON – Myanmar has been administering COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 12 years old at basic education schools across the country since June 2, the state-run television channel MRTV reported on Friday. In Nay Pyi Taw, 109,682 school children aged 5 to 12 from 842 schools will […]
Passengers head to a COVID-19 quarantine station for clearance following their arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on June 1, 2022. (KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP) CANBERRA / NEW DELHI / SEOUL / SINGAPORE / HANOI / BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / TOKYO – Japan reopened its borders to some foreign tourists for the first time in around two years on […]
Signs direct drivers waiting for a COVID-19 testing at a pop-up testing centre at Marsden Point, New Zealand on Jan 25, 2021. (PHOTO / AP) JERUSALEM / TASHKENT / SEOUL / WELLINGTON / NEW DELHI – New Zealand medical experts enhanced COVID-19 surveillance at international borders as it prepares for further waves of Omicron subvariants that are currently […]
People wearing face masks due to COVID-19 travel on a Setagaya Line tram decorated with "maneki-neko" or beckoning cat statue images in Tokyo on Jan 30, 2022. (PHILIP FONG / AFP) SEOUL / SINGAPORE / HANOI / WELLINGTON / SYDNEY / NEW DELHI / PHNOM PENH /TOKYO – Foreign tourists visiting Japan will be required to wear masks, […]
A traveler arrives at a COVID-19 testing center at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Dec 1, 2021. (AHN YOUNG-JOON / AP) YANGON / SINGAPORE / HANOI / SEOUL / NEW DELHI / ISLAMABAD – South Korea reported 5,022 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections […]
This picture taken on May 17, 2022 and released from the DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency on May 18 shows a doctor promoting pandemic control measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Pyongyang. (STR / KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) SEOUL / TOKYO / HANOI / SINGAPORE / BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / YANGON / KUALA LUMPUR / ISLAMABAD […]
People wearing face masks due to COVID-19 travel on a Setagaya Line tram decorated with "maneki-neko" or beckoning cat statue images in Tokyo on Jan 30, 2022. (PHILIP FONG / AFP) MANILA / NEW DELHI / SEOUL / TOKYO / YANGON – Japan's government is considering resuming a national travel discount campaign as soon as […]
A passenger walks with her suitcase at the arrivals hall at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on Feb 18, 2022, after Japan's government announced plans to ease virus border rules for workers and students. (PHILIP FONG / AFP) SEOUL / TOKYO / BAKU / SINGAPORE / HANOI / YANGON / PHNOM PENH / KUALA LUMPUR / CANBERRA / WELLINGTON / ISLAMABAD / […]
This picture taken on May 17, 2022 and released from the DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency on May 18 shows a doctor promoting pandemic control measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Pyongyang. (STR / KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) SEOUL / DHAKA / SINGAPORE / HANOI / TOKYO / KUALA LUMPUR / WELLINGTON / CANBERRA […]