Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s next batch of Sinovac jabs to arrive within the month; fewer than 10 new cases expected
Hong Kong’s second batch of Sinovac vaccines will arrive within the month, the city’s health minister has said, while a source on Saturday…
South Korea pushes ahead with Covid-19 vaccinations amid fake news, alarm
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Thursday appealed for calm as concerns rose over the deaths of two people, both with pre-existing…
India’s Bharat Biotech says its Covaxin coronavirus vaccine is 81 per cent effective
Indian pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech said its domestically developed vaccine, criticised for being rolled out before final trials, was found in interim late-stage…
Malaysia’s coronavirus vaccination efforts dogged by accusations of queue-jumping
A week after the launch of its national immunisation plan, Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination efforts have come under scrutiny following allegations that political aides…
South Korea investigates deaths of two who received Covid-19 vaccine
South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they are investigating the deaths of two people, both with pre-existing conditions, who died within days of…
Laos tipped to be the ‘next Cambodia’ as relaxed rules for foreign homebuyers can make it a property investment hotspot
With foreign home ownership rules being eased, Laos, one of the least developed countries in Southeast Asia, has the potential to become an…
Coronavirus: Tokyo asks China to stop anal swab tests on Japanese citizens
The Japanese government has requested China not to subject Japanese citizens entering the country to anal Covid-19 tests after receiving complaints of “psychological…
Coronavirus: bookings for delayed Pfizer-BioNTech jabs to open in Hong Kong; restaurant rules tightened as cluster grows
Bookings for the long-delayed Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus jabs would open on Wednesday, officials said, as Hong Kong health authorities racing to contain a growing…
Scepticism over China’s Sinovac jab as Philippines rolls out coronavirus vaccination programme
The Philippines began its long-stalled coronavirus vaccination programme on Monday, amid a spike in infections and public resistance to the use of a…
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