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Taiwan to extend COVID-19 curbs into next month 23 Jun 2021 - 12:46 pm
A man waits at the observation area after receiving the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a vaccination session for elderly people over 85 years old, at an auditorium in New Taipei City, Taiwan June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Sydney isolated as COVID-19 clusters build; NZ tightens curbs in capital 23 Jun 2021 - 12:14 pm
A sign at Central Station notes the implementation of new public health regulations from the state of New South Wales, as the city grapples with an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Japan steps up vaccination effort to key daily rate of 1 mln 23 Jun 2021 - 11:41 am
A health worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Noevir Stadium Kobe, the home venue of Japanese professional soccer club Vissel Kobe and currently acting as a large-scale COVID-19 vaccinatio
Pakistan to receive 13 mln doses of Pfizer vaccine - minister 22 Jun 2021 - 09:11 pm
A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
India says new COVID variant is a concern 22 Jun 2021 - 08:36 pm
A man receives a Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, at a vaccination centre, in New Delhi, India, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
World must declare vaccine public good, says Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina 22 Jun 2021 - 05:52 pm
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Volunteers spread word on vaccines to India's poor after deadly COVID-19 surge 22 Jun 2021 - 03:20 pm
Madhura Samel, 81, walks with Om Rajesh Yadav, a volunteer from Robin Hood Army, a volunteer-based organisation, to board a taxi to reach to a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, June 21, 2021. Picture taken on June 21, 202
Thailand to narrow gap for AstraZeneca shots in bid to curb Delta variant 22 Jun 2021 - 01:11 pm
A health worker prepares a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Central Vaccination Center, inside the Bang Sue Grand Station, Thailand, June 21, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Vietnam to receive 1 mln doses of AstraZeneca vaccine weekly from July 22 Jun 2021 - 12:37 pm
A health worker holds a vial of the vaccine as Vietnam starts its official rollout of AstraZeneca's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for health workers, at Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hai Duong province, Vietnam, March 8, 2021. REUTERS
'Lifeline' tech helps poor rural women get through India's COVID-19 crisis 22 Jun 2021 - 12:35 pm
A volunteer from SEEDS registers a coronavirus disease vaccination slot for Kailash Nath, 69 in New Delhi, India, June 16, 2021. Picture taken June 16, 2021. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Kazakhstan detects Delta variant as Central Asia braces for third COVID wave 22 Jun 2021 - 12:13 pm
A vendor wearing a protective face mask waits for customers near an information banner placed outside the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre at a food market in Almaty, Kazakhstan April 14, 2021. Picture taken April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Pavel
'Harder than Everest': record-breaking female climber stranded in Nepal amid COVID crisis 22 Jun 2021 - 11:48 am
Chinese climbers who were stranded in Kathmandu due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions on travel, sit inside a hotel lobby, Nepal June 17, 2021. Picture taken June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Turtle carcasses wash ashore in Sri Lanka after ship fire 22 Jun 2021 - 10:40 am
Debris including burned fiberglass and tons of plastic pellets have severely polluted the surrounding waters and a long stretch of the island nation’s famed beaches.
Philippines community raffles off bags of rice to boost vaccine drive 22 Jun 2021 - 10:23 am
Village official Paolo Tolentino holds the raffle jar during the weekly raffle draw of sacks of rice for residents vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Barangay Sucat Covered Court, in Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines, J
Mandatory mask rules extended in Sydney as COVID-19 cluster grows 22 Jun 2021 - 10:12 am
Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Philippines' Duterte threatens those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine with jail 21 Jun 2021 - 09:34 pm
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Taiwan says needs full review of pandemic handling as cases drop 21 Jun 2021 - 03:45 pm
A man waits at the observation area after receiving the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a vaccination session for elderly people over 85 years old, at an auditorium in New Taipei City, Taiwan June 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang
India's vaccinations hit record with free COVID shots 21 Jun 2021 - 02:23 pm
A healthcare worker holding a rose receives an AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD vaccine at a medical centre in Mumbai, India, January 16, 2021. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo