Category: Asia
Asian Coronavirus News
Portugal: dropped from UK travel green list after just two weeks
Portugal is axed from UK’s green list and relegated to the Amber list. More...
The “Nepal Variant” – does it exist or is it just racist fearmongering?
There’s plenty of coverage in the UK press today about a so-called “Nepal Variant” of Sars-CoV-2. More...
Vietnam: 4,000 people from Bac Giang quarantined after coronavirus outbreak
Bac Giang province will move all 4,000 workers and people at the Covid-19 outbreak in Nui Hieu village, Quang Chau commune, Viet Yen district, to concentrated isolation. More...
Vietnam: Young coronavirus patients with no underlying health conditions have ‘white lungs after a few days of Covid-19 symptoms’
Deputy Director of the Medical Examination and Treatment Administration, Vietnamese Ministry of Health, assessed that young people without underlying diseases develop lung damage very quickly, just a few days after symptoms appear white on both sides of the lungs. More...
Israel: some myocarditis cases linked to coronavirus vaccines
“There is a likelihood of a connection between receiving a second dose of vaccine and the onset of myocarditis in young men aged 16-30.” More...
China: 2,468 coronavirus cases, 75 hospitalised in Guangdong after Delta B16172 variant outbreak
As of Sunday 30th May 2021, Guangdong had recorded a total of 2,468 cases with 1,035 of them imported.
Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus for sale online in project financed by the European Commission
Wuhan Institute of Virology viruses for sale – Zika virus at just $500! More...
Vietnam: recombinant/hybrid coronavirus announced – B.1.617.2 Delta variant with Y144 mutation from B.1.1.7 Alpha variant
Vietnam has detected a coronavirus hybrid variant with characteristics from the existing B16172 Delta variant and B117 Alpha variant, the Ministry of Health announced Saturday. More...
Malaysia: Total lockdown from June 1st as coronavirus cases hits new record
Malaysia will close all economic and social sectors by implementing a “total lockdown” throughout the country. More...
China: Government documents show first coronavirus case was found November 17th 2019
The first case of someone in China suffering from Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, can be traced back to November 17th [2019], according to government data seen by the South China Morning Post. More...