Music event aims to revitalise Covid-hit Tokyo drinking district
Bar and restaurant owners in the area are hopeful the event will provide a much-needed spur to help overcome recent business-related hardships.
Pandemic
China reiterates commitment to share Covid data with WHO, world
Health Minister Ma Xiaowei said China has been sharing information with the organisation and other countries since the early phase of its epidemic.
Hong Kong sees 6,261 new Covid-19 infections, 66 deaths
66 new reported deaths brought the city’s toll during the current fifth wave of infections to 12,600.
Japan hospitals shift toward coexisting with Covid
Hospital beds are still scarce amid the ongoing eighth wave of Covid-19, and medical institutions are accelerating their efforts to overcome the situation.
PM Hun Sen requests media boost Covid vaccinations messaging
He suggested that the same attention be paid to any new disease outbreaks that may occur.
More Chinese tourists visit S’pore clinics to get jabbed against Covid-19 with mRNA vaccines
This comes as China has reopened its borders and scrapped quarantine requirements, effectively allowing leisure travel to resume for its citizens.
No more free Covid jabs for non-residents: Hong Kong
These non-local visitors for a short term visit may instead get vaccinated at their own expense through private health institutes providing such jabs.
China’s Covid-19 shift catches drugmakers by surprise
While the worst of China’s Covid-19 surge has abated in major cities including Beijing and Guangzhou, the abrupt about-turn led to a run on pharmacies in December.
Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge reopens three years after closure during Covid-19
Business people from both sides expect a quick recovery of tourism and a return of tourists to the area shortly after the bridge’s reopening.
Leaving infections unchecked will lead to more confusion
The paper says China’s image could be undermined if more Chinese entrants test positive as a result of border control measures taken by other countries.