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JAKARTA (REUTERS) – As Indonesia prepares to begin mass inoculations against Covid-19, its plan to prioritise working-age adults over the elderly, aiming to reach herd…
View More Why Indonesia is vaccinating its working population first, not the elderly
LONDON (REUTERS) – A new, potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 has been found in Britain in cases linked to…
View More UK detects second potentially 'more transmissible' Covid-19 strain from South Africa
SINGAPORE – Current and former residents of Block 174D on Hougang Avenue 1 will be offered voluntary screening for tuberculosis after a cluster broke out,…
View More MOH to offer tuberculosis screening to Block 174D Hougang Ave 1 residents after cluster detected
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The US government is falling behind global rivals when it comes to protecting meatpacking workers from Covid-19 infections, even though the nation’s…
View More America lags behind the world in protecting meat workers
BEIJING – The Lanzhou Health Commission has confirmed that 3,245 patients have been infected with brucellosis, a bacterial infection that spreads from animals to people. This…
View More North-west China's Lanzhou city finally discloses extent of last year's brucellosis outbreak
CHICAGO (REUTERS) – United States government scientists have begun efforts to manufacture a strain of the novel coronavirus that could be used in human challenge…
View More US to make coronavirus strain for possible human challenge trials of vaccines
SINGAPORE – Even after knowing that he had symptoms similar to a Covid-19 infection and having been issued with a stay-home notice (SHN), a 47-year-old…
View More Coronavirus: Two weeks' jail for man who left hostel after being issued with stay-home notice
BANDUNG, INDONESIA (AFP) – Nearly 1,300 people at a military academy in Indonesia have tested positive for the coronavirus, an official said, as the country…
View More Indonesia military academy hit by coronavirus outbreak, nearly 1,300 test positive
SINGAPORE – The weeks ahead will be pivotal for scientists looking to determine the severity and virulence of the novel coronavirus originating from Wuhan, infectious…
View More Wuhan virus: February will be pivotal in determining success of containment efforts, says expert
MELBOURNE (BLOOMBERG) – A business event in Munich set off a chain of coronavirus infections that began with an infected colleague from Shanghai who showed…
View More Wuhan virus: Coronavirus spreading in Munich shows difficulty halting new bug
US reports 3 new cases of the virus WASHINGTON • Three more cases of the coronavirus have been reported in the United States, two in…
View More In Brief: US reports 3 new cases of the virus
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – When Thai medical student Badeephak Kaosala dares to leave his rented apartment in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, he puts on…
View More In virus-hit 'ghost town', stranded Thai student waits for help
BEIJING (AFP) – China reported 17 new cases of the mysterious Sars-like virus on Sunday (Jan 19), including three in a severe condition, heightening fears…
View More China reports 17 new cases of mystery virus
SINGAPORE – Singapore has detected a second person with pneumonia who may be infected with the new virus that surfaced in Wuhan, China. The Ministry…
View More China national suspected of having Wuhan bug has been isolated in Singapore