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"Don't Let Guard Down": Centre To States Amid Covid Surge In Asia, Europe
Amid a resurgence of Covid cases across Southeast Asia and Europe, the government on Thursday warned states not to let their guard down and advised them to continue focus on the five-fold strategy of "test, track, treat, follow Covid-appropriate beha
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"Be Vigilant", WHO Tells Southeast Asia Nations Amid New Variant Concerns
Amid the detection of a new coronavirus variant and surge in cases elsewhere, the WHO Saturday asked countries in the southeast Asia region to scale up surveillance, strengthen public health and social measures, and enhance vaccination coverage.
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Thousands Of Covid-Like Infections Show Risk Of Next Pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of people may be infected annually by animals carrying coronaviruses related to the one that causes Covid-19 each year in China and Southeast Asia, according to a study emphasizing the ongoing pandemic threat from spillover even
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Indonesia's Second COVID-19 Wave Has Peaked, Says Health Minister
Indonesia's devastating second coronavirus wave, which saw the Southeast Asian country become the epicentre of Asia's COVID-19 outbreak, has peaked, its health minister said Monday.
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Google Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for All Employees, Announces New Support for Coronavirus Response
Google CEO Sundar Pichai in an email to employees announced that the search giant is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened. Google also announced some fresh measures to aid Southeast Asia’s ...
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Delta Variant Engulfs These Asian Countries With Fastest-Growing Deaths
Southeast Asia is emerging as a battlefield for one of the worlds worst COVID-19 outbreaks, due to the fast-spreading Delta variant and the slow rollout of vaccines.
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Indonesia Registers Record 21,000 Covid Cases In A Day
Indonesia set a new record for daily coronavirus cases on Sunday with more than 21,000, as hospitals are flooded with patients in Jakarta and other COVID-19 hotspots across Southeast Asia's hardest-hit nation.
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Malaysia Imposes Covid Lockdown Amid South East Asian Virus Surge
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.
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Covid Vaccine Maker BioNTech To Build Factory In Singapore
Covid jab maker BioNTech said Monday it would build a Southeast Asia headquarters and manufacturing site in Singapore to produce hundreds of millions of mRNA-based vaccines per year.
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In a First For Southeast Asia, Malaysia Signs Deal With Pfizer for Vaccine
Malaysia has agreed to buy 12.8 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to announce a deal with the US drugmaker after some expressed reservations over the need for ultra-cold storage.
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"Eating Rats And Snakes": Myanmar Slums Look For Food In Open Drains
With more than 40,000 cases and 1,000 deaths, Myanmar is facing one of Southeast Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks, and the lockdown in Yangon has left hundreds of thousands of people without work and precious little support.
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Zoom Opens Data Centre in Singapore, Its First in Southeast Asia
Zoom Video Communications has opened a new data centre in Singapore, its first in Southeast Asia, it said on Tuesday. Use of Zoom's video conferencing services has surged as huge numbers of people across the world work from home because of coronavirus curbs, but the company has also come under fire over privacy and security issues.
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Man From India Triggered New Cluster Of Cases Of New Strain Of Coronavirus
Southeast Asia is facing a strain of the new coronavirus that the Philippines, which faces the region's largest outbreak, is studying to see whether the mutation makes it more infectious.
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Mitsubishi Motors Hits All-Time Low As ASEAN Sales Dive Raise Recovery Doubts
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors faced doubts about a quick recovery after posting dismal quarterly sales in its key Southeast Asia market partly due to the coronavirus outbreak, sending its shares down 12% to a record low on Tuesday.
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COVID Strain In Beijing Outbreak May Have Come From Southeast Asia: Study
A strain of COVID-19 that has infected more than 300 people in Beijing since early June could have originated in South or Southeast Asia, according to a study by Harvard University researchers.
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"Don't Let Guard Down": Centre To States Amid Covid Surge In Asia, Europe
Amid a resurgence of Covid cases across Southeast Asia and Europe, the government on Thursday warned states not to let their guard down and advised them to continue focus on the five-fold strategy of "test, track, treat, follow Covid-appropriate beha
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"Be Vigilant", WHO Tells Southeast Asia Nations Amid New Variant Concerns
Amid the detection of a new coronavirus variant and surge in cases elsewhere, the WHO Saturday asked countries in the southeast Asia region to scale up surveillance, strengthen public health and social measures, and enhance vaccination coverage.
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Thousands Of Covid-Like Infections Show Risk Of Next Pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of people may be infected annually by animals carrying coronaviruses related to the one that causes Covid-19 each year in China and Southeast Asia, according to a study emphasizing the ongoing pandemic threat from spillover even
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Indonesia's Second COVID-19 Wave Has Peaked, Says Health Minister
Indonesia's devastating second coronavirus wave, which saw the Southeast Asian country become the epicentre of Asia's COVID-19 outbreak, has peaked, its health minister said Monday.
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Google Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines for All Employees, Announces New Support for Coronavirus Response
Google CEO Sundar Pichai in an email to employees announced that the search giant is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened. Google also announced some fresh measures to aid Southeast Asia’s ...
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Delta Variant Engulfs These Asian Countries With Fastest-Growing Deaths
Southeast Asia is emerging as a battlefield for one of the worlds worst COVID-19 outbreaks, due to the fast-spreading Delta variant and the slow rollout of vaccines.
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Indonesia Registers Record 21,000 Covid Cases In A Day
Indonesia set a new record for daily coronavirus cases on Sunday with more than 21,000, as hospitals are flooded with patients in Jakarta and other COVID-19 hotspots across Southeast Asia's hardest-hit nation.
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Malaysia Imposes Covid Lockdown Amid South East Asian Virus Surge
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.
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Covid Vaccine Maker BioNTech To Build Factory In Singapore
Covid jab maker BioNTech said Monday it would build a Southeast Asia headquarters and manufacturing site in Singapore to produce hundreds of millions of mRNA-based vaccines per year.
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In a First For Southeast Asia, Malaysia Signs Deal With Pfizer for Vaccine
Malaysia has agreed to buy 12.8 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to announce a deal with the US drugmaker after some expressed reservations over the need for ultra-cold storage.
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"Eating Rats And Snakes": Myanmar Slums Look For Food In Open Drains
With more than 40,000 cases and 1,000 deaths, Myanmar is facing one of Southeast Asia's worst coronavirus outbreaks, and the lockdown in Yangon has left hundreds of thousands of people without work and precious little support.
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Zoom Opens Data Centre in Singapore, Its First in Southeast Asia
Zoom Video Communications has opened a new data centre in Singapore, its first in Southeast Asia, it said on Tuesday. Use of Zoom's video conferencing services has surged as huge numbers of people across the world work from home because of coronavirus curbs, but the company has also come under fire over privacy and security issues.
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Man From India Triggered New Cluster Of Cases Of New Strain Of Coronavirus
Southeast Asia is facing a strain of the new coronavirus that the Philippines, which faces the region's largest outbreak, is studying to see whether the mutation makes it more infectious.
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Mitsubishi Motors Hits All-Time Low As ASEAN Sales Dive Raise Recovery Doubts
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors faced doubts about a quick recovery after posting dismal quarterly sales in its key Southeast Asia market partly due to the coronavirus outbreak, sending its shares down 12% to a record low on Tuesday.
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COVID Strain In Beijing Outbreak May Have Come From Southeast Asia: Study
A strain of COVID-19 that has infected more than 300 people in Beijing since early June could have originated in South or Southeast Asia, according to a study by Harvard University researchers.
