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India vaccinates 8.8 million in 24 hours, a near record

Neha Arora and Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Reuters
Posted at Aug 18 03:05 AM

Experts have said India needs to administer 10 million doses a day to achieve its aim of inoculating all adults by December. Read more »

Delta variant rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record COVID infections

Reuters
Posted at Jul 31 07:36 PM

Cases surged in Sydney as well, where police cordoned off the central business district to prevent a protest against a strict lockdown. Read more »

Britain reports highest deaths from COVID-19 since March, as PM urges caution

Alistair Smout and Paul Sandle, Reuters
Posted at Jul 28 05:14 AM

The number of new infections has fallen each day for the last seven days, though Prime Minister Boris Johnson stressed the pandemic was not over.   Read more »

South Korea reports record daily infections as Delta variant drives surge

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Jul 21 02:05 PM

South Korea reported a daily record of 1,784 coronavirus cases for Tuesday, breaking a mark set last week, as the authorities struggled to get on top of a surge in outbreaks linked to the Delta variant. Read more »

COVID-19 infections on the rise worldwide, Agence tally reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 02:03 AM

The daily average over the past seven days was 474,100, a 17 percent increase over the previous week.  Read more »

Tokyo to host Olympics under COVID-19 state of emergency

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 08 03:01 AM

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 920 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the most since mid-May at the peak of Japan's fourth wave of infections.  Read more »

US COVID cases hit new plateau as Delta variant rises

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 05:09 AM

The rate of COVID infections in the United States has leveled off since mid-June thanks to localized spikes in under-vaccinated regions of the country, data show Monday. Read more »

DOH: Several Pinoys infected with COVID-19 despite full vaccination

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 03:02 AM

MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday confirmed that several Filipinos were infected with COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated against the disease. Read more »

Tokyo Olympics: Japan to ease state of emergency, focus on spectators

Yuka Obayashi and Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 06:46 AM

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called on the Japanese public to watch the Olympics on TV to avoid spreading the virus. Read more »

Virus outbreaks at Thai factories threaten export sector, recovery

Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 08:36 AM

A series of coronavirus outbreaks in Thai factories is raising concerns that the export sector could be hit hard, threatening to further undermine an economy as it struggles to recover from the pandemic's crippling blow to the crucial tourism industry. Read more »

Taiwan sees 'political warfare' in dispute with China over vaccines

Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Updated as of May 29 08:31 AM

China and Taiwan have exchanged barbs, worsening ties already at a low ebb because of Taiwan's refusal to accept Chinese sovereignty and stepped up U.S. support for Taipei. Read more »

India turns to ex-army medics, as COVID surge sparks calls for lockdown

Abhirup Roy and Aishwarya Nair, Reuters
Posted at May 10 02:06 AM

Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a nationwide lockdown as it did during the first wave last year. Read more »

Philippines toughens screening protocols on arriving travelers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 12:48 AM

A revised screening protocol is imposed by the Philippines on inbound travelers to enable early detection of any COVID-19 infections among them. Read more »

Taiwan defends health minister amid uptick in COVID cases

Reuters
Posted at May 05 04:48 AM

Taiwan has kept the pandemic well under control because of early and effective prevention, including largely closing its borders.  Read more »

COVID-19 pandemic accelerating, WHO Americas office warns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 05:11 AM

Over the past week more than 1.4 million people became infected with COVID-19 in the region and over 36,000 died from complications related to the disease. Read more »

Situation in India ‘beyond heartbreaking,’ WHO chief says

Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 02:51 AM

India ordered its armed forces to help tackle surging new coronavirus infections that are overwhelming hospitals, as countries pledged to send urgent medical aid. Read more »

Thai PM Prayuth reassures public after most severe COVID-19 wave

Reuters
Posted at Apr 24 06:00 AM

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha promised sufficient beds and medicine and highlighted a plan to stimulate the economy and vaccinate 50 million Thais by year's end. Read more »

Record COVID infections overwhelm India’s hospitals

Bhuvan Bagga with Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 24 06:43 AM

Delhi hospitals issued desperate appeals for oxygen on Friday and 13 Covid-19 patients died in a fire, as India's healthcare system buckles under a new wave of infections. Read more »

Theme parks, vaccinations and basketball: California gets back to normal

Andrew Marszal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 10:25 AM

With infections plummeting, Governor Newsom relaxed California's tier-based criteria for reopening and has announced that all restrictions will be gone by mid-June. Read more »

India reports 6-month high of COVID-19 daily infections amid new curbs

Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 03:08 PM

India reported 81,466 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, the highest daily number in 6 months, as several states were hit by a second wave of the coronavirus. Read more »