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Singapore health minister says omicron wave has "clearly peaked” 18 Mar 2022 - 09:59 pm
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Hong Kong's COVID infections exceed 1 million amid outbreak 18 Mar 2022 - 06:24 pm
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Thailand drops pre-arrival COVID test for foreign visitors 18 Mar 2022 - 05:38 pm
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Pakistan PM Khan pressured to quit as party members desert him 18 Mar 2022 - 01:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gestures while addressing his supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of general elections in Karachi, Pakistan, July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Japan adds Russia sanctions, US envoy offers home to Ukrainians 18 Mar 2022 - 12:03 pm
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Shanghai pushes ahead with mass COVID tests as new cases spike 18 Mar 2022 - 10:28 am
Residents line up for nucleic acid testing at a hutong, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China March 18, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Some areas of China's Shenzhen city to restart work, public transport on March 18 17 Mar 2022 - 05:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Travellers wearing face mask and shield, walk at the China-Hong Kong border of Shenzhen Bay Port, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
S.Korea looks to end COVID restrictions despite record surge in cases, deaths 17 Mar 2022 - 01:00 pm
Women in Korean traditional costume Hanbok, wearing mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walk holding their mobile phones at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Hong Kong leader to review COVID restrictions in coming days 17 Mar 2022 - 12:20 pm
A traveller wearing a protective face mask walks through the Hong Kong International Airport during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Cleanup begins after 7.4 quake shakes north Japan, killing 4 17 Mar 2022 - 11:49 am
A damaged building following a strong earthquake is pictured in Soma, Fukushima prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on March 17, 2022. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Earthquake jolts Japan's northeast coast, cuts power in Tokyo 16 Mar 2022 - 07:51 pm
A police talks with a local resident on the street during an electric stoppage at the area after an earthquake in Tokyo, Japan March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Sinovac COVID vaccine 38% effective in young kids: Chilean study 16 Mar 2022 - 02:58 pm
Coronavirus disease COVID-19 vaccination in Apodaca. Reuters
Foxconn restarts some Shenzhen output through bubble environment 16 Mar 2022 - 10:39 am
A worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a residential compound under lockdown, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China March 14, 2022. Picture taken March 14, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Thailand to relax entry rules for tourists as war hits arrivals 16 Mar 2022 - 10:18 am
The sun sets behind Wat Saket Temple, or Golden Mount in Bangkok, Thailand, March 15, 2022. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
New Zealand to 'welcome the world back' as tourism restarts 16 Mar 2022 - 10:14 am
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses via pre-recorded video the UN General Assembly 76th session General Debate in UN General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2021. Peter Foley/Pool via REUTERS/
India rolls out COVID vaccine doses for children aged 12 to 14 16 Mar 2022 - 09:58 am
Students attend class in a school after they reopened amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Mumbai, India, January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Japan set to remove all Covid restrictions as new infections ebb 16 Mar 2022 - 09:27 am
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Philippine capital to stay under loosest virus curbs 15 Mar 2022 - 02:17 pm
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