Indonesia’s booster shots demand picks up in anticipation of ‘mudik’
Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said the spike was “understandable” considering that many people had been unable to take part in mudik for two years due to Covid-19.
South Korea looks to end social distancing once and for all
Korea’s last attempt at opening up and resuming normal life on Nov 1 last year had to be rolled back in less than a month amid a severe hospital bed shortage.
China to lower costs of Covid-19 nucleic acid tests
The document, issued by the National Healthcare Security Administration, requires all provincial-level regions to complete the price adjustment by at least the end of April.
Japanese expats stuck due to Shanghai lockdown
The lockdown in the eastern part of the city, which began March 28, was scheduled to be lifted Friday (April 1), but many districts where infections have been detected remain…
Surge in travellers between SG-MY not a concern for Covid-19 situation: Experts
Both countries have seen falling case counts and high vaccination rates among adults.
Shanghai man makes the most of Covid-19 quarantine
Jogging, reading, drinking coffee and recording vlogs are all part of Zhao Jun's daily routine during his medical quarantine in Shanghai after being diagnosed with Covid-19 on…
Traditional Chinese medicine deserves bigger role in Hong Kong healthcare: Expert
The leader of the Chinese medicine expert team also said that Covid-19 patients can take these traditional medicines alongside Western medications to produce complementary effects.
As it happened: South Korea’s deadly Omicron experiment
The touted promise of a milder virus is fading by the day so far into Korea’s omicron journey.
Hong Kong eyes using self-test kits to gauge Covid-19 situation
Each anti-pandemic kit for the public comprises 20 KN95 masks, 20 rapid antigen test agents, two traditional Chinese medicine capsules, anti-pandemic information kits, and…
Lockdown’s impact: Unicef cites poor reading skills among Philippine kids
The Unicef report found less than 15 per cent of schoolchildren could read simple texts, in large part due to the school closure of more than 70 weeks during the pandemic.