Kishida vows utmost efforts to tackle omicron in policy speech
To reopen the economy and resume social activities, Kishida said preparations are underway for a new Go To Travel tourism promotion.
Covid-19
Korea puts reopening plans into reverse as cases soar, omicron spreads
With record daily figures, the country is set to go into toughened social distancing measures for four weeks.
Extreme vaccine discrimination risks leaving Africa behind
One in 15 Africans has been fully vaccinated, against nearly 70 percent in the G7 group of richer nations.
Taiwan purchases 5 million AZ vaccines for booster shots
The Covid-19 vaccines had been purchased in November and will arrive in batches starting in 2022.
Chiang Mai offers Covid-19 vaccine cocktail of choice until December 5
Since April 2021, Chiang Mai has recorded a total of 130 Covid-19 deaths, 85 per cent of whom have never received a vaccine and were in high-risk groups.
Indonesia increases mandatory quarantine period for international arrivals
The longer quarantine period was ordered by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
S’pore-made Acumen Diagnostics PCR kits able to detect both Omicron, Delta variants
Omicron has a large number of gene mutations that have not been reported in a single viral variant before.
South Korea reports first 5 Omicron cases, mandates 10-day quarantine for travellers
The government had already stopped issuing visas and arrivals of non-nationals from eight African countries.
Omicron in Europe before South Africa reported first cases
The new variant was found in two Dutch test samples from November 19 and 23, with one having no travel history.
Omicron variant: Things to do, and not do
Even if vaccines only reduce transmission modestly, a breakthrough case in a vaccinated individual poses less risk of transmission to others than infection in an unvaccinated and…