The number of Indonesian children contracting the coronavirus has almost tripled since May, with infant deaths from COVID-19 rising sharply as the country...
The number of Indonesian children contracting the coronavirus has almost tripled since May, with infant deaths from COVID-19 rising sharply as the country...
SEOUL: South Korea's capital Seoul and its neighbouring regions will delay by a week the relaxation of social distancing rules due to a...
SYDNEY: Australian officials extended lockdown and social distancing measures to more of the country on Wednesday, with four major cities already under a...
Myanmar is negotiating to buy seven million doses of Russia's Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine, the head of its junta said, as authorities in the...
Indian drugmaker Cipla Ltd has received regulatory approval to distribute partner Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine in the country, a senior government official said...
MANILA: The Philippines will receive one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines next month provided by Japan, its ambassador to the Southeast Asian...
MUMBAI: India's western state of Maharashtra is training thousands of health workers in how to care for children afflicted with COVID-19 as a...
SYDNEY: Australia reported a slight rise in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, while officials in several states tightened movement curbs and pushed for vaccinations...
MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte has prolonged restrictions on movement and businesses in the Philippine capital and nearby provinces until mid-July, and retained stricter...
MUMBAI - At least half of Mumbai's under-18s have been exposed to COVID-19 and have antibodies against it, raising some hopes for levels...
SYDNEY: Australia decided on Monday to make vaccinations mandatory for high-risk aged-care workers and employees in quarantine hotels after a surge in COVID-19...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong will ban all passenger flights from the United Kingdom from landing in the city from July 1 in order...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday announced a 150 billion ringgit ($36.22 billion) aid package, including cash aid and wage...
JAKARTA: Indonesia's food and drug agency has recommended the COVID-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac Biotech for children aged 12-17, the country's COVID-19...
SHANGHAI: The giant Baihetan hydropower plant on the upstream branch of China's Yangtze river has begun generating electricity for the first time on...
BANGKOK: Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Monday it was on schedule to meet its commitments for supplying coronavirus vaccines in Southeast Asia, after some...
TAIPEI: Taiwan reported on Monday its lowest daily rise in domestic COVID-19 infections in 1-1/2 months, as the island's outbreak stabilises, although the...
DHAKA - At least seven people were killed and more than 50 people were injured in an explosion in the Bangladeshi capital late...