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Tempers fray in Australia as COVID-19 cases hit new highs 05 Jan 2022 - 12:52 pm
Customers queue outside a Western Sydney chemist to purchase Rapid Antigen Test kits in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Sydney, Australia, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy REFILE- CORRECTING YEAR
Around 200 people arrested during protests in Kazakhstan 05 Jan 2022 - 12:40 pm
Demonstrators walk along a street during a protest triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5, 2022. Reuters/Pavel Mikheyev
Japan's Okinawa sees doubling of COVID-19 cases, considers emergency steps 05 Jan 2022 - 11:14 am
Passersby wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk at a shopping arcade in the prefectural capital Naha, on the southern island of Okinawa, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, October 24, 2021. Picture taken October 24, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Hong Kong hunts COVID patient's contacts, orders cruise ship back to port 05 Jan 2022 - 11:06 am
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Bharat Biotech gets approval to test nasal COVID-19 shot as booster: Report 05 Jan 2022 - 09:22 am
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Pakistan sees most COVID-19 cases in two months; concern about Omicron 04 Jan 2022 - 09:20 pm
Student Fatima Zakir, 16, reacts as she receives her secound dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination centre in Karachi, Pakistan, January 4, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
S.Korea court exempts private schools from vaccine passes 04 Jan 2022 - 03:49 pm
Passengers wearing masks to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sit inside a bus in Seoul, South Korea, January 4, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Delhi imposes weekend curfew as COVID cases multiply, chief minister tests positive 04 Jan 2022 - 02:31 pm
People are seen at a crowded market amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi, India, January 4, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Beijing meets state air quality standards for first time in 2021 04 Jan 2022 - 10:52 am
The sun rises over the city on a polluted morning in Beijing, China, November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Australia COVID-19 cases surge, overloading testing system 04 Jan 2022 - 10:05 am
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Omicron lurks behind rising infections in Tokyo, new cases most since October 03 Jan 2022 - 02:58 pm
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India launches drive to vaccinate children before a feared Omicron surge 03 Jan 2022 - 11:06 am
A girl receives a dose of the COVAXIN coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech, during a vaccination drive for children aged 15-18 in New Delhi, India, January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
China's earthquake injures 22 people 02 Jan 2022 - 06:10 pm
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Singapore open border policy tested as imported virus cases soar 02 Jan 2022 - 01:41 pm
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New Australian COVID-19 cases dip, but hospitalisations rise 02 Jan 2022 - 10:02 am
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Philippines limits mobility, business in capital area over Omicron threat 31 Dec 2021 - 07:53 pm
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New virus infections driven by omicron soar in Australia 31 Dec 2021 - 05:39 pm
A person wearing a face mask walks along the harbour waterfront across from the Sydney Opera House during a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
Hong Kong says Omicron has breached its strict COVID-19 restrictions 31 Dec 2021 - 12:46 pm
A staff member holds a QR code for the “LeaveHomeSafe” COVID-19 contact-tracing app to people lining up outside a community vaccination centre providing Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine in Hong Kong, China December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Lam Yik