A fresh variety that has surfaced as the worldwide COVID-19 epidemic drags on is being intensively watched by scientists and medical experts. Members of a class of strains that each independently evolved a unique collection of mutations are the FLiRT variants KP.2 and KP.1.1. What sets these variations apart and what possible ramifications do they have will be examined in …

Singapore is bracing itself for another wave of COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung warned on Friday, as daily infections surged from 1,000 three weeks ago to 2,000 over the past two weeks. However, what sets Singapore apart from many other countries grappling with the virus is its determination to treat COVID-19 as an “endemic disease.” The recent spike …

SOUTH KOREA: Each day’s COVID For the first time in the past two months, the number of infections in South Korea has surpassed 40,000, and the government has issued a warning about a possible five-fold increase in the months ahead. Han Duck-soo, the prime minister of South Korea, informed a government COVID-19 reaction meeting that between mid-August and late September, …

Thailand – Thailand will next month remove a requirement for arrivals vaccinated against Covid-19 to undergo a test and brief quarantine on arrival, an official said on Friday, the latest measure to revive its battered tourism industry. Visitors are encouraged to perform antigen self-tests during their stay, instead of the current “Test & Go” scheme, where arrivals must isolate in …

The Catholic Church has guaranteed the public authority that it would follow the restriction on mass get-togethers and would not hold occasions during the Holy Week. The Duterte organization has endorsed the authorization of versatility limitations in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal from March 22 to April 4 to capture the flood in COVID-19 contaminations. The limitations, which …

METRO MANILA – The Vatican confirmed today that Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been tested positive for Covid-19 upon his arrival in the Philippines. He was tested negative after taking the test in Rome last Sept. 7, Vatican News reported. Vatican Press Office Director Matteo Bruni said that he tested positive from the COVID-19 swab test that was conducted in …

Phuket was forced to take a harsh lesson on board: that it shouldn’t have clung to tourism as its single , powerful cash cow. The country may have succeeded in flattening the Covid-19 curve but the economic curve risks freefall. Tourism was one of the hardest-hit industries, and Phuket companies, dependent almost entirely on international arrivals, were afraid to estimate …

JOHOR BARU – Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar was updated by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on the Covid-19 situation in a meeting held at Istana Pasir Pelangi here. In a statement posted on Sultan Ibrahim’s official Facebook page on Thursday, This is the first official meeting between Sultan Ibrahim and Muhyiddin as the prime minister since …

KUALA LUMPUR – Around 8,600 police personnel are currently deployed all over the country to ensure that Malaysians are abiding with the movement control order issued by prime minister Muhyiddin. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said the police were assigned to perform checkpoints and ensure that the public will abide to the rules and regulations stipulated in …

PETALING JAYA – Malaysians will have access to 13.2 million digital reading materials or also know as “E-books” as the National Library will be offering it for free for the next two weeks as the nation goes on a lockdown amidst the current Covid-19. The 13.2 million free E-books materials will be available for access during the Covid-19 shutdown period …