Freight carrier FedEx Corp will temporarily relocate its Hong Kong-based pilots to San Francisco because it expects the Asian financial capital to establish strict 14-day hotel quarantine requirements ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong leader praises ‘ambush’ lockdown that discovered just one case
A volunteer in a trial in Peru of China’s Sinopharm vaccine dies from Covid-19-related pneumonia. A Vietnamese woman tests positive for the B.1.1.7 strain. China rushes to inoculate 50m before the ... ( read original story ...)
NZ, Taiwan top COVID performance ranking, U.S., UK languish
New Zealand, Vietnam and Taiwan rank the top three in a COVID Performance Index of almost 100 countries for their successful handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with Britain and America near the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Lawmaker Accuses China’s Xi Jinping of Hypocrisy After Davos Speech
The Chinese leader's pointed speech, which many took as a veiled message for President Joe Biden, included the line: "The strong should not bully the weak." ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei records one imported Covid-19 case
Brunei Darussalam on Tuesday (Jan26) recorded one imported Covid-19 case, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 176. ( read original story ...)
This Maldives Resort Is Partially Underwater, And Wow, My Wanderlust Just Got Worse
Featuring an exclusive room with sprawling windows that is...completely underwater. ( read original story ...)
Maldives to reintroduce curfew amid Covid-19 surge
The Maldives' Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced that a curfew will be re-imposed in the capital region of Greater Male due to a spike in fresh Covid-19 cases. ( read original story ...)
I’m Filing This Partially Underwater Maldives Resort Under “Places I’d Rather Be”
Featuring an exclusive room with sprawling windows that is...completely underwater. ( read original story ...)
Cyprus eases second virus lockdown
Cyprus announced Wednesday a cautious easing from February 1 of its national lockdown following a decline in the spread of Covid-19 infections that peaked after Christmas. New Covid-19 cases have ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain clamps down on restaurants and schools to contain COVID-19 – ministry
Bahrain will suspend dine-in services at restaurants and cafes and move public and private schools to remote learning for three weeks to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the health ministry said ... ( read original story ...)