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Japan eyes declaring another state of emergency for Tokyo, vicinity: PM
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday the government would consider declaring a state of emergency for the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area as coronavirus cases climb and strain the country’s medical system. The possible emergency declaration would mark
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The Muslim Council of Britain to launch legal action against Sri Lankan government’s ‘forced cremations’
London: The ongoing ‘forced cremation’ policy by the Sri Lankan Government of COVID-19 deceased has included a 20-day old baby and over 100 Muslims according to sources. In response to this, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has set up
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S. Korea confirms COVID-19 variant from arrivals from Britain
SEOUL: South Korea’s health authorities on Monday confirmed the country’s first cases of a more transmissible COVID-19 variant from three arrivals from Britain, Yonhap News Agency reported. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the South Korean nationals
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COVID-19: M’sian woman among five new cases in S’pore
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed that one of the five imported COVID-19 cases in the republic announced Sunday is a 23-year-old Malaysian woman who served her Stay-Home Notice (SHN) at a hotel here. The MOH said she was transferred to another dedicated facility on
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Indonesia names new Health Minister
JAKARTA: While Indonesia recorded another 7,514 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Dec 23, hopes are now focused on the newly appointed Health Minister to deal with the virus infection which continues to rise. Budi Gunadi Sadikin, 56, took his oath as the island republic’s
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Japan prosecutors questioned ex-PM Abe over dinner functions spending
TOKYO: Japan’s Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been questioned by prosecutors over allegations that his political group illegally covered part of the cost of dinner receptions for supporters, sources close to the matter said Tuesday. The prosecutors, who questioned
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Singapore gets Asia’s 1st batch of Pfizer-BioNTech Jab
ANKARA: Singapore has received the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Asia, officials announced Tuesday, reported Anadolu Agency quoting the statement of Singapore Airlines (SIA). The statement said it has delivered the first shipment of the vaccines to the country,
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S. Korea ups disinfection operations at wild bird habitats on Avian influenza
SEOUL: South Korea said Monday that it has expanded disinfection operations at major wild bird habitats and poultry farms to cope with the rising number of highly pathogenic bird flu cases, Yonhap news agency reported. “Due to the influx of
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Vaccine ‘hesitancy’ rises among Indians as virus cases fall – survey
MUMBAI: Many Indians appear hesitant to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as infections have fallen sharply since a mid-September peak and some people are worried about possible side-effects, according to a survey of 18,000 people released on Thursday. India reported 24,037
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Korean Air, labor union agree to wage freeze, furlough amid pandemic
SEOUL: Korean Air Lines Co. and its labour union have agreed to freeze wages and put 70 per cent of employees on furlough in the first half of 2021 to ride out the fallout of COVID-19, officials said Wednesday. According
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