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Vietnam warns of hospitals strain as COVID-19 cases spike after holiday 10 Feb 2022 - 01:05 pm
Medical specialists wearing protective hazmat suits take a swab sample to test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from a woman repatriated from Singapore at a military base in southern Mekong delta Dong Thap province, Vietnam August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mai Nguyen/File Photo
Hong Kong COVID infections surge, experts warn could near 30,000 a day 10 Feb 2022 - 12:39 pm
A pedestrian walks past a closed hair salon at a shopping mall, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
India relaxes Covid-19 protocol for International arrivals from 82 countries, including Qatar 10 Feb 2022 - 12:32 pm
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Philippines welcomes back foreign travelers after 2 years 10 Feb 2022 - 12:09 pm
A foreign passenger wearing a face mask and a face shield as protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
S.Korea turns to self-treatment as Omicron fuels COVID surge 10 Feb 2022 - 10:09 am
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Japan to extend COVID-19 curbs for 13 regions by three weeks 09 Feb 2022 - 03:05 pm
People wearing protective masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walk past lantern decoration on Lunar New Year's Eve at China town in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Blinken lands in Australia ahead of Indo-Pacific meeting 09 Feb 2022 - 01:15 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken steps from his plane upon his arrival to attend the meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) foreign ministers in Melbourne, Australia, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Olympics’ hit panda mascot has Chinese shoppers queuing overnight in freezing Beijing 09 Feb 2022 - 10:34 am
People wearing face masks wait in line to enter a flagship merchandise store for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Wangfujing street in Beijing, China. Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Singapore aims to calm Covid fears amid surge in milder cases 09 Feb 2022 - 10:16 am
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New Zealand PM warns of more COVID variants in 2022 08 Feb 2022 - 02:16 pm
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Australia's COVID hospital admissions fall after Omicron peaks 08 Feb 2022 - 01:57 pm
A woman takes a test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a testing centre in Sydney, Australia, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo
Hong Kong tightens virus measures as infections surge to record 08 Feb 2022 - 01:00 pm
Pedestrians wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk on a street in Hong Kong, China February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik
Malaysia COVID-19 panel recommends full border reopening in March 08 Feb 2022 - 12:53 pm
A medical worker conducts nasal swab tests on people at a drive-in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing site, as the Omicron variant of the virus spreads and becomes the dominant variant in Shah Alam, Malaysia, February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain
Philippines shifts election battle to social media as COVID-19 curbs campaigning 07 Feb 2022 - 09:07 pm
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India approves Sputnik Light COVID shot for unvaccinated - local manufacturer 07 Feb 2022 - 08:32 pm
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Nepal to reopen schools, other venues as virus cases fall 07 Feb 2022 - 04:11 pm
Students wait in a queue as their friend receives a dose of the Moderna vaccine at their school against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a vaccination drive for children aged 12-17 in Bhaktapur, Nepal, January 9, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Indonesia to tighten COVID-19 curbs as infections climb 07 Feb 2022 - 04:08 pm
Medical workers prepare to take swab samples from people at a drive-thru coronavirus (COVID-19) test station, as the Omicron coronavirus variant spreads, in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 7, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Japan PM Kishida calls for doubling booster shots to 1 million a day 07 Feb 2022 - 03:17 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during his press conference, after the parliament re-elected him as prime minister following an election victory last month by his ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Kantei, Japan November 10, 2021. Stanislav Kogiku/ Pool via REUTERS