China – Officials in the sport of football said on Saturday that China has withdrawn from bidding to host the 2023 Asian Cup owing to the coronavirus. Beijing’s strict zero-COVID approach has dealt another blow to the country’s athletic goals. Millions of people in Shanghai have been subjected to stringent regulations for more than a month now as part of …

KUALA LUMPUR: As Putrajaya launches its immunisation program at the end of February, foreigners residing in Malaysia can receive the COVID-19 vaccine for free. Malaysia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Committee emphasized in a media statement released on Thursday (Feb 11) that Malaysians would be prioritized to receive the vaccination doses, but maintained that the decision to include foreigners is …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has agreed to exempt Cabinet ministers traveling abroad on official visits from having to undergo a mandatory 10-day quarantine upon returning to the country, prompting fresh criticism of double-standard treatment for Malaysian political elites and common citizens. According to a new federal gazette signed by Health Minister Adham Baba, which came into effect on Tuesday, ministers …

SINGAPORE: Among the 24 new COVID-19 infections reported in Singapore as of noon on Sunday (Feb 7), the Ministry of Health said a Singaporean man working at Changi Airport issuing electronic monitoring devices to incoming travelers on stay-home notice, the Ministry of Health said (MOH). The 43-year-old man, currently not related to other cases, was the only community case identified …

With the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte, the small physical classes for students in medical and health-allied programs are expected to resume. Owing to the coronavirus pandemic, in-person studying for colleges just like the rest of the nation has been called off for almost a year already, with schools taking their courses online that had sometimes spelled trouble for many. …

SINGAPORE: On Friday (January 22) cargo drivers from Malaysia transporting critical goods to Singapore said they faced delays at land entry checkpoints, on the first day mandatory COVID-19 tests were enforced by the Singapore government. On Thursday, the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore (MTI) announced that COVID-19 antigen rapid testing would be gradually rolled out for cargo drivers …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a record high of 4,029 new COVID-19 cases and eight more deaths on Saturday (Jan 16). The remainder are local transmissions, apart from eight imported events, said Health Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah. COVID-19; 16 Jan 2021J sembuh baru:2,148J kumulatif sembuh: 117,375 (75.7%)J kes baru:4,029J kes kumulatif:155,095J kes aktif:37,126Kes local:4,021 (2,710 WN 67.4% , 1,311BWN)Kes import:8J mati …

KUALA LUMPUR: On Thursday (Jan 14), Malaysia recorded a staggering 3,337 new cases of COVID-19, the largest daily spike in cases since the start of the pandemic. The state of Selangor registered the largest number of new infections, 1,036, followed by Johor and Sabah, respectively, with 460 and 389 new infections. Kuala Lumpur, the capital, has reported 257 new cases. …

The Aviation Institute of Singapore called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to consider a structure for travel bubbles in Southeast Asia. “While the Covid-19 pandemic has decimated the global aviation industry, the ten Southeast Asian countries comprising [ASEAN] have experienced declines in passenger traffic that have been much sharper than the global and Asia-Pacific averages,” says a …

South Korea relaxed its difficult social distancing campaign in the heavily populated metropolitan area of Seoul for the next two weeks, with new cases of regular novel coronavirus stubbornly lingering within triple digits. The government lifted a ban on on on-site dining after 9 pm, but restaurants and cafes are now expected to limit the names of the seats and …