Covid-19 positivity rises in the Philippines further to 13.5%: Octa Research
The positivity rate is almost thrice the ideal threshold the World Health Organization set.
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Masking, disinfection recommended during holiday amid Covid-19 spike
The Director of the Health Ministry's Department of Preventive Medicine has said that Covid-19 has a resurgence in Vietnam, with increasing daily cases.
Malaysia may be going back to masking up
The new mask guidelines and the standard operating procedure will be released before school reopens on May 2.
Covid-19 deaths down 95 per cent this year, WHO reports
The WHO also said Covid-19 was here to stay and countries would have to learn how to manage its ongoing non-emergency effects, including post-Covid-19 condition, or Long Covid.
Covid-19 situation stable in China, despite slight up tick in cases
Officials say that newly infected cases are mostly made up of people who have never been infected, who are immunocompromised and whose immunity levels have diminished.
Get booster to evade new variant: Malaysian health experts
The XBB.1.16 subvariant was first detected in the country in March, but the country's health minister said the situation was under control and that health facilities were not…
Philippines detects first case of Arcturus subvariant
The XBB subvariant remains the country’s most dominant strain, with 1,861 cases recorded and the XBC following at second with a total of 764.
Thailand’s Covid-19 cases, deaths more than double after Songkran
The Department of Disease Control said that between April 16 and 22, 1,088 people with severe condition were admitted to hospitals, or an average of 155 per day.
Malaysians masking up for haze and Covid-19
Whether it’s for haze or Covid-19, Malaysians are continuing to mask up to protect themselves and their loved ones.
Covid-19 cases still rising, but alerts may be lowered: Philippine Department of Health
Even as confirmed cases continued to climb, the utilisation of reserved Covid-19 hospital beds remained below the 20 per cent low risk threshold.