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India approves J&J COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use 07 Aug 2021 - 11:49 am

India has approved Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Saturday, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in a tweet. The...

Philippines records near four-month high in daily COVID-19 cases 07 Aug 2021 - 11:26 am

Manila: The Philippines' health ministry recorded on Saturday 11,021 new coronavirus cases, the highest single-day case increase in almost four months, and 162...

Man arrested after injuring 10 with knife on Tokyo train 07 Aug 2021 - 10:50 am

Tokyo: Japanese police said Saturday they arrested a man who stabbed 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo hours earlier, in what...

At least 10 passengers injured in stabbings on Tokyo train 06 Aug 2021 - 06:25 pm

TOKYO: A man with a knife stabbed at least 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo on Friday and was arrested by...

Delta spread beyond Bangkok is pushing Thai cases to record 06 Aug 2021 - 05:53 pm

Thailand is bracing for the emergence of new Covid clusters as the highly infectious delta variant spreads rapidly beyond the current epicenter of...

Vietnam's capital to extend COVID-19 curbs as new clusters emerge 06 Aug 2021 - 05:22 pm

HANOI: Vietnam's capital Hanoi will extend coronavirus restrictions until Aug. 22, its health ministry said on Friday, after authorities warned of new clusters...

Manila locks down as Philippines virus cases near four-month high 06 Aug 2021 - 04:23 pm

MANILA: The Philippines placed its Manila capital region under a two week lockdown on Friday as the Southeast Asian country's health ministry reported...

Heatwave turns already arid Kazakh steppe into mass grave for horses 06 Aug 2021 - 04:13 pm

AKSHYMYRAU, Kazakhstan: Dead horses lie scattered across the arid steppe of Kazakhstan's Mangistau peninsula where severe drought has left the animals without food...

China sees highest daily figure of COVID-19 patients in current outbreak 06 Aug 2021 - 03:51 pm

BEIJING: China reported on Friday its highest daily count of new COVID-19 patients in an outbreak that began in late July, fuelled by...

Victoria enters sixth pandemic lockdown as Australia widens restrictions 06 Aug 2021 - 01:43 pm

SYDNEY - More than half of all Australians woke up to hard lockdowns on Friday as the country battles to contain COVID-19 outbreaks...

J&J seeks emergency use nod for COVID-19 vaccine in India 06 Aug 2021 - 12:58 pm

BENGALURU - Johnson & Johnson has applied for emergency use approval of its coronavirus vaccine in India, the U.S. pharmaceutical giant said on...

Japan COVID cases hit 1 million as infections spread beyond Tokyo 06 Aug 2021 - 12:42 pm

TOKYO - Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as infections soared in Olympic host Tokyo...

Thousands jam Philippine vaccination sites over false news 06 Aug 2021 - 12:31 pm

MANILA, Philippines - Thousands of people jammed coronavirus vaccination centers in the Philippine capital, defying social distancing restrictions, after false news spread that...

Singapore ramps up quarantine hotels to cope with Covid cases 06 Aug 2021 - 12:25 pm

Singapore has increased the number of hotels that can be used to quarantine people as the city-state seeks to control the spread of...

Xi says China aims to provide 2 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses to world in 2021 -CCTV 05 Aug 2021 - 10:09 pm

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday said China will strive to provide 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to other countries...

Threats of cellphone blocks, work bans boost Pakistan's vaccination rate 05 Aug 2021 - 08:57 pm

ISLAMABAD - Tens of thousands of Pakistanis are thronging coronavirus vaccination centres daily after officials announced penalties for the unvaccinated, including blocked cell...

Indonesia finds COVID deaths more than three times higher for the unvaccinated 05 Aug 2021 - 01:03 pm

JAKARTA: The COVID-19 death rate for people in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta who were not vaccinated was more than three times higher...

Chaos at Manila vaccine sites as thousands rush to get shots before lockdown 05 Aug 2021 - 12:32 pm

MANILA: Chaos and confusion marred several COVID-19 vaccination sites in Manila on Thursday as thousands showed up, hoping to receive a shot before...