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Asia-Pacific countries should boost their healthcare capacity and fully vaccinate their people to prepare for a surge in Covid-19 cases fuelled by the Omicron variant, officials at the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday (Dec 3).…

India issued an advisory to all states to rigorously test and screen international travellers from South Africa and other "at risk" countries amid concerns over a new coronavirus variant, after easing some of its travel restrictions…

A pandemic-spurred demand for flu vaccines in India has surged since a devastating second wave of Covid-19 brought the nation's healthcare system to its knees earlier this year. Vaccinations against influenza are not very common in India…

Indonesia has administered at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose to half its population, reaching that benchmark after nearly a year of starting the programme. More than 135.4 million people have received at least one shot, while…

A Japanese court jailed 34-year-old former nurse Ayumi Kuboki for life on Tuesday (Nov 9) for the "angel of death" murders of three patients in September 2016. The degree of culpability in the killings at a Yokohama hospital…

Many students in New Delhi stayed at home on Monday (Nov 8) rather than return to reopened schools as a toxic smog shrouded the city. New Delhi has the worst air quality of any capital city but even by its standards the past few days…

On November 3, 2021, Somdej Phra Yupparaj Tha Bo Hospital along with Rajavithi Hospital and Nong Khai Hospital organized the annual meeting of the Orthopedic Surgery Department, “Innovation in Hip & Knee…

Hong Kong's contact tracing app LeaveHomeSafe, which is facing a slow take-up due to inertia and distrust, is a current weak link in the government's anti-pandemic strategy, but experts believe the app is not the most essential tool in…

The city's government has taken more steps to tighten loopholes in quarantine rules, announcing on Monday (Nov 1) that exemptions would be narrowed down to only those in emergency or essential services from Nov 12. The city's No. 2…

In a country still pursuing a zero tolerance policy on Covid-19, even the "happiest place of earth" is not spared. A video clip widely circulated from Sunday (Oct 31) showed dozens of medical workers dressed in white hazmat…