Tag: #coronavirus

SEOUL - South Korea authorities scrambled on Thursday to build hospital beds in shipping containers to ease strains on medical ...

Australian scientists develop genome sequencing to trace Covid-19 cases within 4 hours

by The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network

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SYDNEY - Australian scientists said on Thursday (Dec 10) they had developed a rapid genome sequencing method that would cut ...

Indonesia regional elections: Some candidates test positive for Covid-19

The exposure of a number of regional election candidates and current leaders to Covid-19 has somewhat marred this year’s celebration ...

Indonesia’s MUI to issue fatwa on Covid-19 vaccine amid concerns over halal status

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The relevant authorities in Indonesia have finished a study on the halal status of a possible Covid-19 vaccine. Coordinating Human ...

Female leaders in Covid-19 fight praised in Forbes list of world’s powerful women

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NEW YORK - Female leaders who have stood out for their handling of the coronavirus earned honours on Tuesday (Dec ...

UAE says Sinopharm vaccine has 86% efficacy against Covid-19

December 10, 2020

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DUBAI - An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) has 86 per cent efficacy, the health ministry ...

4 lions at Spanish zoo test positive for Covid-19

December 10, 2020

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BARCELONA - Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for Covid-19, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday, in only the second ...

Indonesia holds regional polls under shadow of rising Covid-19 cases

December 9, 2020

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JAKARTA - More than 100 million Indonesians are eligible to vote in regional elections in the world’s third-largest democracy on ...

North Korea berates South Korea’s top diplomat for doubt over ‘0 Covid-19 cases’

December 9, 2020