Covid-19 wave on decline, say experts
The China CDC said that rate of increase of daily infections had slowed since late May and the overall Covid-19 epidemic nationwide is declining.
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Malaysia to receive 2.7 million Covid-19 bivalent vaccines as replacement
As of June 1, there were 8.5 million vaccines of various brands that had expired at the ministry’s facilities and vaccine storage warehouses.
TransJakarta and MRT drop mask mandates, commuter line to follow suit
The government had lifted the nationwide public activity restrictions at the beginning of the year, including the general mask mandate.
Millions of Covid-19 vaccines wasted as doses expire
In an effort to curb the wastage of the vaccines, the Health Ministry of Malaysia offered the vaccines to other countries.
Japanese get trained in ‘Hollywood’ smiles as masks slowly come off
Himawari Yoshida, a student taking the class to prepare them for the job market, says she needed to work on her smile.
South Korea lifts most Covid-19 restrictions
With the alert level lowered, the Covid-19 isolation period of seven days has been shortened to five days and is no longer compulsory.
Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positive cases rate drops even further
Metro Manila’s positivity rate decreased to 21.2 percent in the week ending May 28, 2023, down from 25.2 percent the previous week.
Vietnam to consider downgrading Covid-19 to flu-like status
The Ministry of Health had taken the lead in working with other ministries to build a dossier to reclassify infectious diseases from Class A to Class B.
Cambodia donates one million vaccines to Myanmar
Myanmar Deputy Minister of Health Aye Tun accepted the vaccines, nothing that they are a symbol of regional solidarity and kindness.
Nepal to continue Covid vaccination despite waning severity of infection
Officials say that the virus is still circulating in communities and vulnerable populations।