India – According to reports, an expert committee of India’s pharma authority approved emergency use authorization (EUA) for Merck’s Covid-19 pill molnupiravir, as well as the Covovax and corbevax vaccines from Serum Institute of India and Biological E, among other products. According to a report published today, the recommendations of the topic expert group have been sent to the Drugs …

ASEAN – Officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Friday that Asia-Pacific nations should increase their healthcare capacity and completely vaccinate their citizens in order to prepare for a spike in Covid-19 infections caused by the Omicron variant, which has been identified in the region. Scientists are still collecting data to determine how infectious Omicron is, as well …

Malaysia – India is to open its doors to fully vaccinated foreigners from all over the world including from Malaysia beginning Monday (November 15), with no quarantine requirement imposed on those arriving in Indian destinations at the moment. Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia BN Reddy told Bernama travellers to India need only undergo a pre-arrival test for Covid-19 at their …

India – Indian police said on Sunday that the son of a minister has been detained on preliminary accusations of murder, a week after the deaths of eight people during a farmers’ protest which has caused widespread anger throughout the country. Ashish Mishra was recently arrested in Uttar Pradesh, where he was charged with involvement in the event in the …

India -India will re-open for tourists from October 15 after being closed for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government said yesterday. The country had suspended all visas for foreigners in March 2020 when the pandemic took off as Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government imposed a strict lockdown. “After considering various inputs, the MHA (home ministry) …

According to PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Asia should be the one to lead the start of patent protection in order to procure cheaper medicines used to treat critical illnesses such as Covid-19 and HIV/AIDS. As the administration under the US President Joe Biden has intended to support the provisional waiver of intellectual property (IP) protection for Covid-19 vaccine, the …

The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has declared an Indian news report to be untrue following the latter’s claim of the existence of a “Singapore variant” of the coronavirus spreading across the country. The MOH of Singapore refuted the claim saying that the news being reported about the matter has no truth at all. “There is no ‘Singapore variant’,” Singapore …

The Philippines detailed its initial two instances of the COVID-19 variation first found in Quite a while, which has been named being of worry by the World Health Organization. There were two returning abroad Filipinos tried positive for the B.1.617 variation, the Department of Health said in an instructions. The public authority is restricting the section of explorers from India, …

There will always be a constant progression amidst pandemic for UAE since recently they surprisingly sent an alleviation supplies to Iran. This gives a life-saving help to those encountering trouble which is vital for serving the benefit not just for their country but it also affect the nations around it. It shows how the administration and individuals stand side by …

TOKYO – Japan and India are now looking to expand cooperation with with ASEAN nations after their recent move to cooperate with each other in various tech and critical information infrastructure areas. In the Asean region, both country are particularly looking at the Indo-Pacific cybersecurity. The cybersecurity cooperation and collaboration activities between ASEAN and Japan was one of the major …