Hong Kong launches citywide home vaccination service
Unvaccinated persons aged 70 or above and persons with impaired mobility will have the opportunity to register for the free vaccination service.
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‘I just want to help’: Amid chaos, Shanghai residents band together during Covid-19 lockdown
Many of the residents have joined an ad hoc group of volunteers to order supplies for the elderly, bring deliveries, and help during the lockdown.
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.
Biden should try vaccine diplomacy with China
During this challenging period for China, Biden should provide Xi with mRNA vaccines until other mRNA doses become available in the country.
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.