Are we easing movement restrictions a little too soon?
Let's get past the peak of virus spread, and meet vaccination targets before easing movement restrictions for more sustainable normalcy.
Thu Jul 22 2021
Indian data hints at runaway virus spread as daily deaths hit record
India reports 267,334 new daily infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 25.5 million, with a death toll of 283,248.
Wed May 19 2021
Scientists say India government ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge
Despite the warning, four of the scientists said the federal government did not seek to impose major restrictions to curb the virus spread.
Mon May 03 2021
Sri Lanka approves vaccine amid warnings of virus spread
Sri Lanka on Friday approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 amid warnings from doctors that front-line health workers should be quickly inoculated.
Fri Jan 22 2021
Half of Singapore's migrant workers in dormitories have had COVID-19
This indicates that the virus spread much more widely among those living in these accommodations than the official case tally shows.
Tue Dec 15 2020
Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House
Trump has repeatedly flouted social-distancing guidelines meant to curb the virus' spread and ignored his own medical advisers.
Tue Oct 06 2020
Japan to declare nationwide state of emergency amid continued virus spread
Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe has decided to expand the state of emergency over the coronavirus to nationwide in an effort to curb its further spread.
Thu Apr 16 2020
Fearing Gaza virus spread, Hamas preps for mass quarantines
No one knows how much farther the virus has spread. Only 20% of the roughly 1,700 people in quarantine have been tested.
Mon Mar 30 2020
COVID-19: Italy quarantines north in drastic bid to slow virus spread
Italy took a page from China's playbook Sunday, attempting to lock down 16 million people - more than a quarter of its population - for nearly a month.
Mon Mar 09 2020
COVID-19: Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule even as virus spreads
"Cancellation or delay of the Games would be unacceptable for the athletes," says Japan's Olympics minister.
Thu Mar 05 2020
New computer virus spreads from Ukraine to disrupt world business
A computer virus wreaked havoc on firms around the globe on Wednesday as it spread to more than 60 countries, disrupting ports from Mumbai to Los Angeles and halting work at a company in Australia.
Thu Jun 29 2017
Selangor is highest for dengue. Will it be Zika next, Noh Omar questions
Tan Sri Noh Omar said Selangor's failure to manage its waste brings to fears of Zika virus spreading in the state.
Mon Sep 05 2016
Race for Zika vaccine gathers momentum as virus spreads
Companies and scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine as concern grows over the mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to severe birth defects and is spreading quickly through the Americas.
Sat Jan 30 2016
Mali scrambles to contain Ebola after new confirmed death
Mali scrambled Wednesday to contain an outbreak of Ebola as it confirmed the death of a nurse, its second fatal case but the first of the virus spreading within the country's borders.
Wed Nov 12 2014
China H7N9 bird flu spreads to new province
China's H7N9 bird flu virus spread to a new province on Sunday, with state media reporting two human cases in central Henan.
Sun Apr 14 2013