Experts warn of impending ‘twindemic’ in South Korea
Experts said the return of seasonal viruses could make it more difficult to sort out Covid-19 patients from those infected with seasonal flu because many symptoms overlap.
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 cases fall to 2-week low with 7,938 new infections
“We have to monitor the situation further to see whether it is really stabilising or if there will be a surge,” Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection said.
State of calamity due to Covid-19 continued for ‘possibly 3 months’ in Philippines
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said the extra time is for indemnification, among others, for the health care workers.
Face mask use now voluntary outdoors for Philippines
The immunocompromised, senior citizens, and those who are not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are still “strongly encouraged” to continue wearing face masks.
S. Korea’s Covid-19 cases fall to 2-month low amid Chuseok holiday
The tally on September 11 marked a sharp decrease from the previous day's 42,724 amid the Korean fall harvest celebration, and was also the lowest daily count since July 18.
Hong Kong can’t afford to return to same level of normality as Singapore has
“While it is convenient to compare us to Singapore, the two cities are poles apart. For one thing, our systems of government and population densities are different”, the…
‘Covid-19 is not over; people are still getting sick’: AstraZeneca official
The expert underlined the importance of continued efforts in innovating next-generation vaccines to prepare for a potential fight against new virus variants.
Human development set back five years by Covid19, other crises: UN report
The report argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chief among them Covid-19 pandemic, have fueled a global wave of uncertainty.
Viet Nam issues new rules on facemasks in new normal
Under the new rules, medical face masks are not mandatory in crowded outdoor places with the exception of orange zones and red zones.
Masks can come off indoors now: Malaysia Govt.
However, property owners have the discretion to enforce a face mask requirement on visitors.