"Covid-19"

Britain recorded another 52,009 new coronavirus cases, marking the first time the figure has been above 50,000 since July 17.

A Pfizer-BioNTech booster dose showed a relative vaccine efficacy of 95.6 percent when compared to those who did not receive a booster, according to a trial.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday announced the list of countries and territories permitted to enter Thailand from November 1 onward under the government’s plan to reopen the country.

Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday (October 22) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 9,810 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19.

MANILA, Philippines — Establishments that are allowed to offer dine-in or in-person services under the relaxed alert levels so long as their workers are vaccinated can withhold the salary of—or even fire—employees who are not vaccinated, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Thursday.

HÀ NỘI — Vaccine passports from 72 countries have been accepted by Vietnamese authorities to allow people to enter from abroad, and Việt Nam is currently in discussions with 80 countries and territories for mutual recognition for each others COVID-19 vaccine certification.

Restrictions on the business hours of bars and restaurants in Tokyo and nearby prefectures are expected to be fully lifted Monday as improvement in the infection situation has been seen in Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama.

In a landmark achievement, India’s cumulative Covid-19 vaccination coverage crossed 100 crore doses on Thursday.

The number of Covid-19 cases crossed 12.9 million across Southeast Asia, with 29,833 new cases reported on Thursday (October 21), higher than Wednesday’s tally at 28,372. New deaths are at 573, increasing from Wednesday’s number of 314. Total Covid-19 deaths in Asean are now at 274,090.

The Covid-19 crisis is tending to ease especially in Bangkok and its vicinity, but health officials are keeping an eye on the situation in the four southern provinces as infections there continue to rise, Department of Disease Control director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said.

China’s international collaboration benefits all parties, Chinese Ambassador Han Zhiqiang said during a video conference on Wednesday, pointing out that the Asian giant has delivered 46 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Thailand alone.

A 26-year-old man jumped to his death from Bhumibol 2 Bridge in Samut Prakan province on Tuesday. His wife suspected the suicide stemmed from anxiety caused by a financial crisis after he was previously infected with Covid-19.