ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's trials of COVID-19 vaccines from China's Sinovac will reach interim results in mid-January with at least 40 infected cases, a key threshold for approvals, the coordinator ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s health sector to go digital to boost services
Digital transformation in the health sector aims to better serve people and help patients access more convenient and high-quality medical services, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long at the ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines ends 2020 with over 474k COVID-19 cases
The Philippines on Thursday closed 2020 with a total of 474,064 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,541 new infections as three laboratories ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: London council leaders say school closures have ‘no logic’; Japan considers state of emergency
Those included a commercial airline pilot who developed coronavirus symptoms despite a negative test last week, and an individual who had tested positive despite earlier completing two weeks of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s suicide rate highlights the other health challenges stemming from the pandemic
By some measures, Japan has managed the covid-19 pandemic relatively well. Compared with other major countries, Japan has seen fewer infections, hospitalizations and deaths. But the country is facing ... ( read original story ...)
Record COVID cases in Tokyo, heavy snow curtail New Year celebrations in Japan
New coronavirus infections in Tokyo hit a record high of more than 1,300 on Thursday raising fears of an explosion in cases, local media reported, and New Year's Eve celebrations were curtailed as the ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh govt ‘dismayed’ by Bhasan Char ‘misinformation’
The Bangladesh government has called on the international community, including the United Nations, to take steps to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar without opposing the relocation process to Bhasan ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan arrests 24 people over demolishing of Hindu temple
Pakistani police arrested 24 people in overnight raids after a Hindu temple was set on fire and demolished by a mob led by supporters of a radical Islamist ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack
Police in Pakistan have arrested more than a dozen people in overnight raids a day after Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj Samadhi, a Hindu temple, was set on fire and badly damaged by a mob in the ... ( read original story ...)
Muslim Clerics Among 26 Held After Pakistan Hindu Temple Destroyed
At least two dozen people, including several Muslim clerics, were detained Thursday after a mob attacked and set fire to a Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan, police said. Around 1,500 Muslims on ... ( read original story ...)