Immunisation is expected to start in the first week of February. To be vaccinate, people must register online via a vaccine app starting on 26 January. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh COVID-19 cases rise to 524,020, death toll reaches 7,819
(Xinhua) -- Bangladesh reported 718 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths on Tuesday, making the tally at 524,020 and death toll at 7,819, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The ... ( read original story ...)
Afghan Shiite leader in Pakistan after killings of miners
An influential Afghan Shiite leader is visiting Pakistan where members of the minority sect are still reeling from the brutal killing of 11 Shiite coal miners, nine of whom ... ( read original story ...)
Gunmen kill policeman escorting polio workers in Pakistan
Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a policeman in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday as he escorted a team of polio workers. The attack in the district ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia says crashed Sriwijaya Air jet had passed airworthiness check
Indonesia's transport ministry said on Tuesday a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea three days ago had passed an airworthiness inspection last month, as a search continued to recover the ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Foreign Minister says trust with China ‘disturbed’ after border clash
India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Tuesday that trust with China had been deeply impaired after last summer's border clash which resulted in the first loss of lives in 45 years. ( read original story ...)
China says WHO experts to visit Wuhan in virus origins probe
China says World Health Organization experts will visit the city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected in late 2019, at the start of their investigation into the origins of the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
China Reimposes Covid-19 Lockdowns as It Battles the Worst Outbreak in Months
More than 20 million people have been placed under quarantine, and authorities have cautioned against travel, just weeks ahead of the biggest holiday of the year ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: German lockdown could last up to 10 weeks; China locks down Langfang city
German officials concerned about spread of UK variant; China introduces new curbs in areas surrounding Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
More parts of China lock down as virus cases spike ahead of WHO visit
Langfang city, located about 1.5-hours south of downtown Beijing, told its nearly 5 million residents on Tuesday to stay home for the next seven days. ( read original story ...)