China deploys anal swabs to test for COVID-19
China has begun using anal swabs to test those it considers at high risk of contracting COVID-19, state TV reported, ...
Tag: COVID-19
Wuhan next-of-kin say China silencing them as WHO visits
by Leo Ramirez, with Dan Martin in Shanghai Relatives of Wuhan's coronavirus dead on Wednesday said Chinese authorities have deleted ...
Vaccinations of seniors have begun in Ang Mo Kio, Tanjong Pagar; vaccination centres slated for all 24 towns by end-March
COVID-19 vaccination of senior citizens has commenced, with the vaccination in Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar polyclinics begun administering ...
MOH preliminarily confirms 25 new cases of COVID-19 infection; Total tally at 59,391
As of Wednesday noon (27 Jan), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 25 cases of COVID-19 ...
Tokyo Olympics test event to be postponed: reports
The first Tokyo Olympics test event of 2021 will be postponed due to travel restrictions under Japan's coronavirus state of ...
Hong Kong turns to ‘ambush lockdowns’ to fight virus
Hong Kong has begun using "ambush lockdowns" to suddenly close off and test everyone inside neighbourhoods where coronavirus cases have ...
Hotel Equatorial Penang to close down by 31 March due to COVID-19 impact
Malaysia, Penang — Hotel Equatorial Penang will cease operations effective 31 March 2021 due to "adverse business conditions" caused by ...
100 million cases worldwide, as US seeks to reset its COVID-19 fight
by Ben Sheppard and AFP Bureaus More than 100 million COVID-19 cases have now been recorded worldwide, according to an ...
Moderna COVID-19 jabs can be spaced up to six weeks: WHO
World Health Organization experts on Tuesday cautiously backed delaying second injections of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in some situations, as ...
MOH preliminarily confirms 14 new cases of COVID-19 infection; Total tally at 59,366
As of Tuesday noon (26 Jan), the Ministry of Health (MOH) has preliminarily confirmed an additional 14 cases of COVID-19 ...