Tag: #COVID-19

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GENEVA - World Health Organization officials on Friday warned governments and citizens not to drop their guard over the COVID pandemic ...

Philippines police threaten to cane social-distancing violators

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MANILA - Philippine police on Friday (Dec 4) threatened to cane people who violate social-distancing protocols as the South-east Asian nation ...

Tokyo Games postponement to cost $3.8b: Organisers

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TOKYO - The postponement of the Tokyo Games until next year because of the novel coronavirus pandemic will cost 294 ...

Death of senior doctor rings alarms bells in pandemic-struck Indonesia

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JAKARTA - Dr Sardjono Utomo, a senior Indonesian doctor, admitted himself to his local hospital in East Java late Tuesday ...

South Korea weighs tougher curbs as coronavirus cases hit 9-month high

by The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network

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SEOUL - South Koreans were urged to cancel Christmas and New Year parties on Friday as daily coronavirus cases hit ...

Covid-19 patients in Jakarta dies within 11 days on average after having symptoms: Study

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A study from Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU) shows that Covid-19 patients in Greater Jakarta died within an average of ...

Japanese PM Suga to hold news conference amid third coronavirus wave

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TOKYO - Japan's prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, is set to hold a news conference to provide an update on the country's ...

Sweden says no need for face masks as Covid-19 deaths top 7,000

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STOCKHOLM - Sweden has not needed face masks yet, a top health official said on Thursday, as deaths from the ...

WHO looks at possible ‘e-vaccination certificates’ for travel