China eyes anti-Covid-19 oral drug to boost image, reopen borders
In the face of new variants, China is racing against time to develop and produce antiviral oral drugs to boost its international image.
Seoul agrees to accept foreign Covid-19 vaccination records
The plan will leave more people in the country eligible for booster shots, with more details to be announced.
Saliva testing available in Singapore for Covid-19 pre-departure tests of travellers
Travellers are expected to check on the travel advisories of their destination countries to determine their eligibility for Covid-19 saliva tests.
Carrie Lam warns HK’s low vaccine rate could limit border reopening
To facilitate quarantine-free border reopening, Hong Kong is also launching a health code system on Dec 10.
Experts agree with MOH move to stop daily Covid-19 updates to media
The information, however, will still be available on the MOH website.
23 cities have already achieved herd immunity: Philippines interior secretary
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that herd immunity areas are those that have immunized 70 percent of its target population.
HKU researchers develop Covid-killing stainless steel
The newly-developed alloy can inactivate 99.75 percent of the SARS-CoV-2 virus within three hours and 99.99 percent within six hours.
Laos public, private sectors gear up for return of tourists
The ministry is preparing to reopen the country to vaccinated tourists under the “Lao Travel Green Zone” programme.
All Malaysia VTL, Langkawi bubble travellers must undergo testing everyday
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this was one of the preemptive measures taken in light of the new highly infectious Omicron variant.
Malaysia donates over 800,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Bangladesh, Laos
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said as of Dec 6, only 20% of Bangladesh's population and 24% of Laos' population had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.