Jab under-5s to prevent deaths in healthy toddlers: Thai virologist
He said a factor driving the high death rate in children under 5 was the lower age limit for vaccination, urging the authorities to reconsider.
Cambodia’s Covid-19 jab committee reminds parents of booster importance
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman highlighted that the Omicron variant is still actively circulating in the region.
Covid-19 cases expected to rise after Hari Raya but most likely less serious
Malaysia's Covid-19 daily cases have seen a declining trend in the past week and hovering around the 5,000-mark.
S’pore workers want bosses to meet their flexi-work needs: IPS survey
The pandemic also showed that workers not only remain productive off-site by working from home, they also get more out of their personal lives, said the research team.
Shanghai reports new deaths as China races to stop Beijing outbreak
While Shanghai is currently battling China’s biggest-ever Covid-19 outbreak, the new cases in Beijing are raising alarm.
Shanghai fences up Covid-hit areas, fueling fresh outcry
It is unclear what prompted the fencing, though a notice from local authorities said that it was imposing a “hard quarantine” in some areas.
Cambodia PM says all must get 3rd Covid-19 jab after Khmer New Year relief
This is a requirement in order to ease the restrictions and do away with the other preventive health measures against Covid-19.
South Korea downgrades disease level of Covid-19 with 4-week transition period
Once the disease level is downgraded, Covid-19 patients will be free of the seven-day self-quarantine and be able to receive treatment at local clinics and hospitals.
Trust a ‘most precious resource’ critical in S’pore Covid-19 response: PM Lee Hsien Loong
An example of trust in the system was people abiding by "burdensome" safe management measures, enduring repeated rounds of easing and tightening of restrictions.
Indonesian government confident Idul Fitri exodus will not trigger another Covid-19 wave
A spokesperson said that there might be an increase in transmissions after the Idul Fitri holidays but it will not be as high as in the previous years.