A Dying Profession
The prolonged Covid-induced shutdown and paranoia have dealt a deadly blow to this hereditary profession.
Why Thailand’s tourism sandbox programmes failed
The government’s tardiness in distributing vaccines to tourism provinces has been a factor.
Viet Nam strives to return to ‘new normal’ by September 30, shifts away from Zero COVID strategy
Hanoi is changing its strategy because Covid-19 has been gradually controlled in the majority of localities.
Philippine in fourth, ‘most severe’ COVID-19 wave
Delta variant pushes rate of infected to 30 per cent of individuals and the peak has yet to be reached, says official.
1,012 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; second day in a row
There are currently 873 Covid-19 patients in the hospital, up from 863 the day before.
Nasal medicines to treat COVID-19 being developed
Scientists wish to start clinical tests within a year.
India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage surpasses landmark 800 million mark
The testing capacity has also been expanded - over 1.5 million tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
Indonesia plans to relax border curbs on foreign visitors, possibly within months
Opening up will, however, depend on the country's vaccination rates. Officials are divided.