Uzbekistan has closed its borders to residents of eight countries, including Britain, and to people who have recently visited them amid concerns about a new coronavirus strain and high numbers of new ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan suspends number of international flights
Uzbekistan decided to limit international air traffic with countries, where the number of new cases of COVID-19 has risen sharply, in order not to complicate the epidemiological situation in the ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan conflict: Kabul car bombing kills four doctors
Four doctors working at a prison in the Afghan capital Kabul were among five people killed by a bomb attached to their car, police say. At least two of the doctors were women. The fifth casualty was a ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan: At least five killed in Kabul car bomb blast
Four doctors among those killed after a magnetic bomb attached to their car exploded in the Afghanistan capital. ( read original story ...)
‘Each Day Is Critical’: South Korea’s 11th-Hour Battle with Covid
Officials are racing to secure more I.C.U. beds after an explosion of infections caused a bottleneck of patients. If cases aren’t brought under control, the government may impose Level 3 restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea bans dropping anti-Pyongyang leaflets
South Korea has barred the sending of propaganda leaflets, goods and money across the heavily fortified frontier. Seoul said the amendment is necessary to protect the lives and safety of people living ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russian aircraft enter airspace
According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), four Chinese jets reportedly entered the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) followed by 15 Russian aircraft. ( read original story ...)
Impossible to keep out Myanmar illegal border-crossers, says Thai army
90% of Covid-19 cases in the Samut Sakhon outbreak are said to be Myanmar migrant workers living in that area. ( read original story ...)
Two more Myanmar people in Mae Sot test positive
Two Myanmar nationals who were among 120 people deemed at risk in Mae Sot district for Covid-19 infection tested positive on Tuesday and were quarantined. ( read original story ...)
Fresh COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand hits most Myanmar workers
These included the Myanmar migrant workers and their family members. A total of 820 people had tested positive in Mahachai as of 10am on December 21. Since December 20, Myanmar migrant workers living ... ( read original story ...)