Indonesia can overcome next Covid-19 wave: Health Minister Budi
With the next wave expected to wane around August or September, and barring any new variants emerging, he said "that will be a good sign to transition from pandemic to endemic".
RI steps closer to becoming vaccine hub
As a number of locally developed Covid-19 vaccines enter the advanced stages of clinical trials and prepare for mass-production, Indonesia edges closer to becoming a vaccine hub.
Japanese PM to announce new health crisis management agency
It will act as a command center, unifying the novel coronavirus response office in the Cabinet Secretariat and the response headquarters in the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
Beijing tests millions, isolates thousands over Covid-19 cluster at 24-hour bar
The authorities have linked close to 200 Covid-19 cases to the bar, with people infected living or working in 14 out of the capital's 16 districts.
Covid-19 pandemic far from over, WHO head warns
He noted that almost 18 months since the first vaccine was administered, 68 countries have still not achieved 40 percent coverage.
Thailand Covid-19 crisis nearing end, will become endemic soon: Ministry
The Covid-19 pandemic is nearing an end thanks to cooperation between different sectors, especially the public, the Public Health Ministry announced.
Metro Manila may be put under Alert Level 2 due to uptick in Covid-19 cases
Philippines Health undersecretary Maria Vergeire said the slight rise in cases may be attributed to mobility, the presence of transmissible subvariants, and waning immunity of…
Leading Thai virologist urges booster Covid-19 vaccine for children
He also said that children's bodies respond to immunity significantly better than adults.
Second booster for high-risk groups in Brunei
High-risk individuals are adults aged 80 and those above 60 with chronic diseases among others.
Surge in medical waste with millions of Covid-19 tests done daily in China
Shanghai city officials said the city of 25 million generated 68,500 tonnes of medical waste since March. In contrast, it generated 55,700 tonnes of medical waste in the whole of…