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Philippines to keep Covid curbs in capital as infections fall 14 Feb 2022 - 03:12 pm
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Hong Kong "overwhelmed" as COVID infections hit record 14 Feb 2022 - 02:23 pm
A medical worker walks past a makeshift testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following the outbreak, outside a shopping mall at Sha Tin district, in Hong Kong, China, February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
S.Korea to start giving fourth doses of COVID vaccine by month-end 14 Feb 2022 - 10:38 am
People wearing masks to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk on a street in downtown Seoul, South Korea, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Taiwan says needs to re-open, eyes March cut to COVID quarantine 14 Feb 2022 - 10:05 am
A woman receives a booster shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Taipei main station ahead of Lunar new year in Taipei, Taiwan, January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Hong Kong reports 1,347 COVID cases as healthcare system overwhelmed 13 Feb 2022 - 09:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: People line up at a makeshift testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following the outbreak, in HONG KONG, China February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou/File Photo
Vietnam to end Covid curbs on international flights from Feb 15 13 Feb 2022 - 01:00 pm
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US aims to counter China by opening Solomon Islands embassy 12 Feb 2022 - 01:43 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken watches a cultural farewell ceremony during his visit to Nadi, Fiji, February 12, 2022. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/Pool
New Zealand, Australia vaccination mandates protests gain in numbers 12 Feb 2022 - 11:22 am
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Australians told to get COVID boosters to be considered fully vaccinated 11 Feb 2022 - 08:05 pm
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Indonesia adds 100 covid deaths in a day, most since September 11 Feb 2022 - 04:00 pm
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Hong Kong COVID infections hit record, stretch hospitals, China pledges support 11 Feb 2022 - 12:37 pm
A woman wearing a face mask and a face shield lines up among people at a makeshift testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) following the outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou
Vietnam warns of hospitals strain as COVID-19 cases spike after holiday 10 Feb 2022 - 01:05 pm
Medical specialists wearing protective hazmat suits take a swab sample to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from a woman repatriated from Singapore at a military base in southern Mekong delta Dong Thap province, Vietnam August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mai Nguyen/File Photo
Hong Kong COVID infections surge, experts warn could near 30,000 a day 10 Feb 2022 - 12:39 pm
A pedestrian walks past a closed hair salon at a shopping mall, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
India relaxes Covid-19 protocol for International arrivals from 82 countries, including Qatar 10 Feb 2022 - 12:32 pm
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Philippines welcomes back foreign travelers after 2 years 10 Feb 2022 - 12:09 pm
A foreign passenger wearing a face mask and a face shield as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
S.Korea turns to self-treatment as Omicron fuels COVID surge 10 Feb 2022 - 10:09 am
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Japan to extend COVID-19 curbs for 13 regions by three weeks 09 Feb 2022 - 03:05 pm
People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walk past lantern decoration on Lunar New Year's Eve at China town in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Blinken lands in Australia ahead of Indo-Pacific meeting 09 Feb 2022 - 01:15 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken steps from his plane upon his arrival to attend the meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) foreign ministers in Melbourne, Australia, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque