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2022-04-16 05:00:17 #ST #Asia
'Too smelly to sleep': 13 days in a Shanghai isolation facility

April 16, 2022 9:42 AM

SHANGHAI (NYTIMES) - After Leona Cheng tested positive for the coronavirus late last month, she was told to pack her bags for a hospital stay.
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2022-04-15 05:00:43 #ST #Asia
From Covid-19 to crypto-amulets: young Thais seek fortune-telling upgrades

April 15, 2022 9:34 AM

BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Thai masters student Dhidhaj Sumedhsvast didn't believe in fortune-telling or supernatural powers until the coronavirus pandemic started two years ago.
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2022-04-13 05:00:38 #ST #Asia
South Korea to expand rollout of second Covid-19 booster shot to people over 60

April 13, 2022 8:59 AM

SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korea's health ministry on Wednesday (April 13) said it will administer a second Covid-19 vaccine booster shot for people aged 60 and older, as the country continues its battle against the Omicron coronavirus variant.
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2022-02-27 17:00:58 #ST #Asia
Philippines shifts to 'new normal' in March after 2 years of Covid-19 restrictions

February 27, 2022 9:17 PM

MANILA - The Philippines is shifting to a "new normal" in March, with masks essentially the only restriction left to guard against the spread of the coronavirus.
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2022-02-17 05:00:34 #ST #Asia
Japan set to announce easing of strict border measures

February 17, 2022 9:34 AM

TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japan is set to announce on Thursday (Feb 17) that it will ease border controls put in place to counter the spread of the coronavirus, measures that are the strictest among wealthy nations and have been slammed by business leaders and educators.
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2022-02-15 19:00:40 #ST #Asia
Indonesia reports record number of Covid-19 cases

February 15, 2022 10:48 PM

JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia reported a record number of new coronavirus cases on Tuesday (Feb 15) as the Omicron variant spreads across the country.
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2022-02-15 09:00:40 #ST #Asia
HK chief executive election possible as Covid-19 outbreaks sweep city: Observers

February 15, 2022 12:41 PM

HONG KONG - Even as Hong Kong steels itself for a tough fight ahead against the coronavirus amid rising daily infections, political and health experts say the city's planned election in five weeks' time to pick its next leader would likely not be shelved.
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2022-02-15 08:00:39 #ST #Asia
Mongolia reopens borders for vaccinated Covid-19 travellers

February 15, 2022 11:43 AM

It is rolling back coronavirus curbs that had kept the country isolated for two years.
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2022-02-15 05:00:07 #ST #Asia
Coronavirus pandemic-weary Australian nurses go on strike

February 15, 2022 8:41 AM

They are protesting against staff shortages and Covid-19-related stresses and strains.
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2022-02-14 20:35:17 #CNA #LatestNews
Italy reports 28,630 coronavirus cases on Monday, 281 deaths

February 15, 2022 at 12:49AM


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