VIETNAM: Compared to the same period in 2021, dengue fever cases in Vietnam have more than doubled this year, the health ministry reported on Thursday (July 14), advising its hospitals to prepare for additional infections. There is no vaccination for dengue fever, a virus that is ubiquitous in Southeast Asia and causes symptoms similar to the flu. Internal bleeding can …

In the middle of a surge of coronavirus cases, Thailand’s government-held off ordering new national company shutdowns but allowed certain regional governors to set their own restrictions and pleaded with the public not to travel. Thailand, which by mid-2020 had effectively contained the virus, saw the second round of outbreaks starting last month. It reported 315 new cases of coronavirus …

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 …

It is shocking that the National Capital Region (NCR), has 8,245 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a doubling duration (the span needed for the number of cases to double) of 5.53 days as of May 18, which was confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH). During the online hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Metro Manila …