Category: Asia
Asian Coronavirus News
90 cases of Brazil related coronavirus variant PHL-B.1.1.28 in The Philippines
The Philippines now has all three variants of the coronavirus that have been fuelling record-breaking spikes in infections across the globe, and a Philippine variant (PHL-B.1.1.28) that has the same lineage as the infectious Brazilian variant. More...
Two more dead in Hong Kong after getting Sinovac coronavirus vaccine
Two more people have died after getting the Sinovac Covid-19 jab, Hong Kong health authorities revealed on Saturday night
In total, six people have died locally after receiving the [Chinese] mainland-made Sinovac shots, although experts concluded there were no direct links to the jabs in the first two deaths and they were still looking into the other cases. More...
69yr old man in Hong Kong suffers facial paralysis following Sinovac coronavirus vaccination
Hong Kong reported its first case of a patient experiencing facial paralysis after being vaccinated for Covid-19 last week. More...
Japan identifies a B.1.1.28 coronavirus strain with E484K and N501Y mutations from a traveller from the Philippines
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan, identified a B.1.1.28 strain with E484K and N501Y mutations from a SARS-CoV-2-positive sample collected on February 25, 2020 at a point of entry to Japan from a traveller from the Philippines（virus name : hCoV-19/Japan/IC-0824/2021, GISAID Accession ID: EPI_ISL_1198832) (1). More...
Nearly 400 infected with new coronavirus variant B.1.1.316 in Japan
Nearly 400 people in Japan have been infected with a new variant of the novel coronavirus different from those found in Britain, South Africa and Brazil, Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday. More...
UAE has 60% of population vaccinated but it’s coronavirus active case rate is increasing sharply
UAE announces 2,613 new COVID-19 cases, 1,587 recoveries, 12 deaths in last 24 hours
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 234,763 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. More...
Coronavirus variant discovered in Varese “differs in the sequencing of the entire spike protein”
A very rare variant of Covid found in Varese differs in the sequencing of the entire spike protein, of which a similar case has been identified only in Thailand. More...
WHO: The coronavirus pandemic has caused mass trauma on a larger scale than World War II
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused mass trauma on a larger scale than World War II, and the impact will last “for many years to come,” the World Health Organization’s top official said Friday. More...
Israel coronavirus chief Nachman Ash: “the possibility of a fourth lockdown before the election exists”
“We are concerned about the increase in infection in the coming days,” coronavirus czar Nachman Ash told 103FM Radio, adding that “the possibility of a fourth lockdown before the election exists.” More...
92% of Israel’s population have had at least one coronavirus vaccine jab but active COVID-19 case numbers are rising again
Statista: “As of March 3, 2021, around 93 per 100 people in Israel had been vaccinated against COVID-19, the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate of any country worldwide.” More...