It caught an attention when a Buriram United Uzbek player has tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the Thai League 1 football season resumption. The Ministry of Public Health reported that the infection had been detected in the 29-year-old midfielder during tests before the restart of the season. The Department of Medical Sciences on Tuesday performed 1,115 tests on …

Hong Kong ‘s plan to test every resident for coronavirus is being hobbled out of the China-backed health scheme by limited take-up as a wary public steering. The free voluntary tests are part of an attempt to stamp out a third wave of infections that began in late June and that saw the densely populated city reimpose economically painful social …

KUALA LUMPUR – Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein stressed that the increasing challenge of the region’s leadership stating the Asean aims to become its own master with the main purpose of ensuring peace and stability. Hishammuddin joined the video conference meeting from Putrajaya, reiterated that the region’s approach on the issue of dealing with each other can result …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s new spike in Covid-19 cases increased to 100 in the last 24 hours, 62 of the cases came from the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster in Sabah while the remaining cases came from the Sungai cluster in Kedah. 85 of the cases were local transmission while 15 is imported. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham …

METRO MANILA – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) and AirAsia are offering low rates for local flight in a bid to help the ailing travel industry in the country. The promo fares for domestic flights are the company’s efforts to help the economy and stimulate demand for air travel after being hit with the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Philippine …

METRO MANILA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted the Philippines another $125-million loan for the country’s coronavirus pandemic response. The funds will specifically aims to purchase medical equipment critical on the government’s fight against the pandemic. According to ADB, the loan was approved under the HEAL COVID-19 or Health System Enhancement to Address and Limit Project by the …

South Korean authorities announced the largest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March on August 23, suggesting that stricter social distancing rules could be required as outbreaks continued to spread from a church in Seoul and other gatherings. In view of this, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) recorded 397 new infections, up from 332 …

Abu Dhabi – Hundreds of Filipinos were included among the thousands who volunteered in the Phase III of COVID-19 vaccine trials in the United Arab Emirates. According the the statement released by the Department of Foreign Affairs, that Group 42 (G42), the bu Dhabi-based technology company, is currently on its human (phase III) trials for the vaccine. The vaccine in …

METRO MANILA – The government are now requiring everyone to wear face shields inside commercial establishment, market as additional safety measure against Covid-19. According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr., The Covid-19 National Task Force led by Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr agreed on requiring the use of faceshields to commercial establishments in addition to wearing facemask, social distancing …

PETALING JAYA – The Health Ministry released an updated list of returning Malaysian who would not need to pay for their Covid-19 quarantine if they pass the following criterias such as being from the b40 income bracket. A total of seven categories has been published yesterday wherein returning individuals may be exempted from paying fees on their compulsary quarantine at …