Virus
REUTERS Sri Lanka announced a 10-day lockdown starting on Friday night in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, assurging infections and deaths overwhelm the island's health system. The Indian Ocean nation recorded its highest si..
REUTERS The Philippines reported a record in new coronavirus cases on Friday and warned the trend could continue as restrictions were relaxed in the capital region to try to spur economic activity. The health ministry confirmed 17,231 new cases..
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 - Malaysia reported 22,948 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, a new daily record. The country has recorded nearly 1.49 million infections overall. Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Martin Petty ...
AFP New Zealand recorded its first locally transmitted case of Covid-19 in six months on Tuesday, sparking efforts to trace the origins of the infection as officials pondered a response. The health department said the case was identified in Auc..
China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization's calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, saying it supported "scientific" over "political" efforts to find out how the virus started. Pressure is once ..
In India, the country with the world's second-highest number of Covid-19 cases, a handful of hospitals has started to use robots to connect patients with their loved ones, and assist healthcare workers on the f...
A Cardiff man who had to bury his unvaccinated mother, father and brother after they died with COVID-19 says it is "absolutely vital" people get their jab against the virus.
REUTERS Under pressure from businesses and public sectors facing a worker shortage that policymakers fear will fuel inflation, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to unveil plans this week to reopen the country's borders. Arder..
MANILA, Aug 9 - Nearly a fifth of hospitals in the Philippines are close to full capacity as a surge in COVID-19 infections, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus, spreads across the Southeast Asian country, the health ministry s..
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