WASHINGTON, Dec 6 — Moderna Inc President Stephen Hoge warns that coronavirus vaccines could be less effective against the new strain, Omicron. “Are we going...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Malaysia is on high alert following its first case of Omicron, the heavily-mutated Covid-19 variant first detected in South Africa....
CANBERRA, Dec 3 — Australia’s peak immunisation body has advised against changes to the country’s Covid-19 booster vaccine rollout in response to the Omicron variant,...
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 3 — Malaysia has recorded its first case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, involving a South African student studying at a private university...
SINGAPORE, Dec 2 — Singapore today detected two imported Covid-19 cases testing preliminarily positive for the Omicron variant, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health...
JAKARTA, Dec 2 — Indonesia is extending its mandatory quarantine period from seven days to 10 days for inbound travellers amid concerns over the new...
JAKARTA, Dec 2 — Authorities in Indonesia have tightened border curbs, extended quarantine and limited movement on strategic toll roads, in a preemptive move to...
TOKYO, Dec 2 — Oil prices rose on Thursday, recouping the previous day’s losses, as investors adjusted positions ahead of an OPEC+ decision over supply...
SYDNEY, Dec 2 — Australia’s tally of people with the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 edged higher on Thursday, prompting state governments to bolster domestic...
SEOUL, Dec 2 — South Korea’s new Covid-19 cases and the number of critically ill patients hit record high Thursday, heightening concerns over medical capacity...