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Sydney posts record daily COVID-19 cases, police powers extended to enforce lockdown

Reuters
Posted at Jul 29 11:40 AM

The COVID-19 Delta outbreak in Australia's biggest city Sydney grew by 239 cases on Thursday, the highest daily rise since the pandemic started, forcing authorities to increase police powers to shut down businesses not complying with lockdown measures. Read more »

S.Korea reports highest COVID-19 daily count amid fourth wave

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jul 28 01:11 PM

South Korea on Wednesday reported 1,896 new COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, its highest-ever daily increase, as the country struggles to subdue a fourth wave of outbreaks fanned by the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus. Read more »

Australia's Victoria to ease COVID-19 curbs, Sydney cases rise

Colin Packham and Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 01:49 PM

Australia's Victoria state said on Tuesday it will lift a strict lockdown after curtailing the spread of COVID-19, while neighboring New South Wales faces an extension of restrictions after daily new cases spiked to a 16-month peak. Read more »

Australians may face longer lockdown after mass protests

Sonali Paul, Reuters
Posted at Jul 25 11:12 AM

Australia's New South Wales logged its second-highest daily increase in locally acquired COVID-19 cases of the year on Sunday amid fears of a wave of new infections after thousands of people joined an anti-lockdown protest. Read more »

Rising US COVID-19 cases fuel resurgence fears as Biden ramps up vaccination push

Maria Caspani and Dan Whitcomb, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 20 01:56 PM

Many of the new outbreaks were in parts of the country where COVID-19 vaccinations have lagged, prompting political leaders to ramp up pressure on reluctant Americans to get the inoculations.   Read more »

Australia's two biggest cities see COVID-19 cases ease amid lockdowns

Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 11:02 AM

Locally acquired cases of COVID-19 slightly eased on Monday in Australia's two biggest cities Sydney and Melbourne, both under lockdown, as authorities struggle to stop the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant.   Read more »

Thailand expands lockdown areas as COVID-19 cases surge

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 18 11:06 PM

BANGKOK (UPDATE) - The Thai government on Sunday announced plans for a tighter lockdown in Bangkok and high-risk provinces next week, suspending most domestic flights and expanding curfew areas after the country reported a third straight day of record COVID-19 case numbers. Read more »

Sydney tightens lockdown amid 'stubborn' outbreak

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 11:13 AM

Australian authorities ordered more businesses to close Saturday along with a slew of new restrictions in the country's largest city as a weeks-long lockdown failed to quash an outbreak of COVID-19.   Read more »

Thailand announces new restrictions in Bangkok, other provinces

Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 12:42 PM

Thailand on Sunday announced new restrictions centered around its capital in a bid to tackle the country's worst coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Palace denies Chinese vaccines causing COVID-19 resurgence abroad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 04:00 PM

Recents reports say some countries that predominantly used Chinese vaccines, like Chile and Bahrain, are experiencing a spike in coronavirus infections.  Read more »

Malaysia imposes lockdown as Southeast Asia battles virus surge

M. Jegathesan, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 01 12:55 PM

Malaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries across Southeast Asia struggled with a resurgence in cases driven by infectious variants.   Read more »

Australia's Victoria COVID-19 cluster swells to 51, next few days 'critical'

Swati Pandey, Reuters
Posted at May 31 01:40 PM

Australia's second most populous state of Victoria, the epicenter of the country's latest coronavirus hotspot, reported 11 new cases of community transmission on Monday, taking the current cluster to 51. Read more »

COVID-19 is surging in unvaccinated Taiwan; Australia should take heed

The Conversation via Reuters
Posted at May 24 01:57 PM

The country last year recorded zero cases of community transmission for eight straight months.   Read more »

Vietnam holds parliament election amid new COVID-19 outbreak

Reuters
Posted at May 23 02:03 PM

Mask-wearing Vietnamese went to the polls on Sunday, with tens of millions expected to select a largely rubber-stamp legislature amid a rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak.   Read more »

Taiwanese cities tighten restrictions after COVID-19 cases rise

Reuters
Posted at May 13 10:25 AM

Taiwanese cities are tightening restrictions on access to public venues like gyms and libraries after a rare rise in domestic COVID-19 infections that has spooked the stock market and unnerved the island. Read more »

Taiwan warns of rising COVID-19 risk, stocks tank

Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at May 12 02:13 PM

Taiwan may raise its COVID-19 alert level in the "coming days", Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Wednesday, warning of an extremely serious situation on the island which has so far controlled the pandemic well, sending the stock market tanking. Read more »

Singapore steps up virus curbs, as infection clusters grow

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 05 09:53 AM

A cluster at one of Singapore's biggest hospitals has grown to 40 cases, including an 88-year-old patient who died on Saturday. Read more »

Thailand sees 2nd day of record-high virus deaths

Reuters
Posted at May 02 12:57 PM

Thailand's Health Ministry on Sunday reported 1,940 new coronavirus cases, while deaths hit 21 for a second day, the highest daily number of fatalities since the pandemic began. Read more »

Thailand reports 11 new COVID-19 deaths, new daily record for second day

Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 03:45 PM

Thailand reported 2,438 new coronavirus cases and 11 new deaths, bringing the total number of infections to 55,460 and fatalities to 140 since the pandemic started last year. Read more »

S.Korea to resume wider use of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine, exclude people under 30

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Apr 11 03:29 PM

South Korean authorities said on Sunday they will move ahead with a coronavirus vaccination drive this week, after deciding to continue using AstraZeneca PLC's vaccine for all eligible people 30 years old or over. Read more »