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COVID-19 rising among children as Indonesia crisis grows 30 Jun 2021 - 01:02 pm
Elementary school students wearing face masks and face shields attend class, as schools reopen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Jakarta, Indonesia April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
S.Korean capital delays relaxation of social distancing as COVID-19 cases surge 30 Jun 2021 - 12:22 pm
A woman wearing a mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic takes photographs of her boyfriend at a Han river park in Seoul, South Korea, May 24, 2021. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Lockdown measures extended in Australia amid COVID-19 outbreak 30 Jun 2021 - 12:06 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask takes in the waterfront view underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge, seen shrouded in fog, during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Lo
Myanmar aims to buy more Russian, Chinese COVID-19 vaccines as cases rise 30 Jun 2021 - 11:43 am
A member of the armed forces in parliament receives the AstraZeneca Covishield coronavirus vaccine in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Thar Byaw/File Photo/File Photo
India's Cipla gets nod to distribute partner Moderna's COVID vaccine 29 Jun 2021 - 07:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen at a clinic in Aschaffenburg, Germany, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File PhotO/File Photo
Japan to donate 1 mln AstraZeneca vaccines to the Philippines 29 Jun 2021 - 01:11 pm
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India's richest state gears up to protect children from looming third wave of COVID-19 29 Jun 2021 - 12:29 pm
A nurse checks a coronavirus disease patient's pulse before she is admitted into a school turned COVID-19 care facility on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Australia tightens lockdown amid Delta virus outbreak, vaccine chaos 29 Jun 2021 - 11:20 am
Pedestrians cross an unusually quiet street in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Philippines extends coronavirus curbs until mid-July 29 Jun 2021 - 10:25 am
Frederick Obedoza Jr, janitor at a shopping mall, receives a dose of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine as vaccinations start for economic workers, at Robinsons Place, in Manila, Philippines, June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
At least half of Mumbai's minors have COVID-19 antibodies - survey 28 Jun 2021 - 07:55 pm
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Australia steps up vaccine push to stem COVID-19 outbreak 28 Jun 2021 - 03:01 pm
A pedestrian crosses an empty intersection at morning commute hour in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Hong Kong bans passenger flights from UK to curb Delta variant infections 28 Jun 2021 - 02:19 pm
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Malaysia PM announces $36 bln aid package amid extended lockdown 28 Jun 2021 - 01:58 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin speaks during a news conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Indonesia recommends Sinovac vaccine for children aged 12-17 28 Jun 2021 - 12:56 pm
File photo: Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed Sinovac logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
China starts Baihetan hydro project, biggest since Three Gorges 28 Jun 2021 - 11:51 am
The Baihetan hydropower plant is seen in operation on the border between Qiaojia county of Yunnan province and Ningnan county of Sichuan province, China June 28, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. cnsphoto via REUTERS
AstraZeneca on track to meet Southeast Asia vaccine orders 28 Jun 2021 - 11:34 am
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Taiwan's COVID-19 cases fall to month-and-a-half low 28 Jun 2021 - 11:08 am
People wait to receive a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a stadium in New Taipei City, Taiwan June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
Seven killed, many injured in blast in Bangladesh 27 Jun 2021 - 09:48 pm
Rescue workers work at the site after a blast in a shop that killed several people in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 27, 2021. REUTERS/Mhammad Ponir Hossain