A report compiled by the primary health department of Pakistan's Punjab shows that the province still failed to achieve its set target for Covid-19 vaccination, reports ARY News, adding that around ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s coronavirus spike has health experts worried the worst is yet to come
A jump in coronavirus cases on Indonesia's two most populous islands has health experts worried the worst could be yet to come, with few curbs on movement at a time when dangerous variants drive ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic Viewings Face Axe; Indonesia Vaccinations: Virus Update
Tokyo’s government is planning to cancel all Olympic public viewings in the capital and experts advising the Japanese government on Covid-19 are going to warn of increased infection risk if the games ... ( read original story ...)
McDonald’s BTS meals in Indonesia lead to surge in orders
McDonald's restaurants in Indonesia were flooded with orders for the new BTS meal that became available in the country Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
BTS meal frenzy causes closure of outlets in Indonesia
JAKARTA • More than a dozen Indonesian McDonald's outlets were temporarily shuttered on Wednesday over virus fears as the chain's new BTS meal deal sparked frenzied buying from fans in the K-pop mad ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Frequent run-ins with India gov’t cloud U.S. tech expansion plans
Another spat between India's government and U.S. big tech has exacerbated disillusion among firms which have spent billions to build hubs in their largest growth market, to the extent some are ... ( read original story ...)
India records 91,702 new COVID-19 cases over past 24 hours
India on Friday reported 91,702 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, and 3,403 daily deaths from the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
India’s vaccine drive: Stories from the best and worst districts
India's effort to vaccinate its people has had varying success across regions because of other issues, from planning to infrastructure to misinformation. A BBC analysis of 729 districts for which data ... ( read original story ...)
India wildlife officials reunite leopard cub with mum
Wildlife officials in India have helped reunite a leopard cub that was separated from her mother. Villagers in the north-eastern state of Assam found the two-month old female stuck in a trench in a ... ( read original story ...)
The successes and failures of India’s vaccine drive
Vaccination against Covid was always going to be a massive challenge for India - a country of some 1.4 billion people.The programme had a smooth enough start. India began giving jabs on 16 January, ... ( read original story ...)