COVID-19

Chinese capital Beijing has begun mass testing for millions of residents after spike in COVID-19 cases The Chaoyang district reported 26 cases over the weekend - the highest number so far in Beijing's latest surge. Long queues…

India told state governments on Tuesday (Dec 21) to be proactive and on the lookout for surges of the Omicron coronavirus variant after cases nearly doubled within a week across a dozen states. India, whose already creaking health system…

Sweden will require visitors from other Nordic nations to have a vaccine pass to cross the border as it tightens restrictions in the face of rising number of Covid-19 infections and worries about the Omicron variant, the government…

Japan said on Thursday (Dec 16) that a staff member at a facility housing people found positive with the coronavirus after arriving in the country had tested positive for Omicron, in the first case of a domestically acquired infection of…

The British government will remove all 11 countries from its Covid-19 travel red list from Wednesday (Dec 15) because there is now community transmission of Omicron in Britain, Health Secretary Sajid Javid told parliament. The new…

Indonesia started vaccinating elementary school children aged 6-11 against Covid-19 on Tuesday (Dec 14), becoming one of the few countries in Asia to start mass inoculations for young children. Vaccinations against the…

India reported its lowest tally of active Covid-19 cases in 18 months on Monday (Dec 13), but a sharp drop in the use of protective face masks is causing concern after a rise in the number of infections with the Omicron variant. Many…

The rush to open up has led to an unprecedented spike in hospitalisations and deaths that threaten to undo the progress the country has made so far in the pandemic. South Korea reported 6,320 cases each day on average in the past week,…

India expects the Omicron variant of coronavirus to cause less severe disease, the health ministry said on Friday (Dec 3), thanks to vaccinations and high prior exposure to the Delta variant that infected nearly 70 per cent of the…

Sri Lanka's health authorities on Friday (Dec 3) said they have identified the first Omicron patient in the country. The Health Ministry said the new Covid-19 variant was identified in a Sri Lankan national who had recently returned from…