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Professor Salim Abdool Karim says the country is in the grip of the fifth wave of Covid-19 infections.

Despite a concerted campaign accusing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD of corruption, the Myanmar people know that it is the military regime which is truly dishonest. 

Health Minister Joe Phaahla has defended the country's Covid-19 lockdown regulations, saying they can't give in to critics calling for them to be scrapped.

As you wake up in the morning, there are five things that you need to concern yourself about.

Demand goes up, and prices will as well. kate >> sam brock, thank you. covid cases are rising sharply nationwide with new subvariants popping up and posing new challenges to current vaccines but how concerned should we be >> reporter: tonight, covid is making a comeback with the number of cases surging more than 50% in the last two weeks. >> it feels like ground hog day for so many of us during this pandemic >> reporter: all but one state seeing an increase in infections even as numbers are li...

JOHANNESBURG, April 29 — South Africa may be entering a fifth Covid-19 infection wave earlier than expected, after a sustained rise in infections over the past 14 days, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday. “What remains stable ... is hospital admissions including ICUs...

China needs help as it struggles with Covid-19, and Hong Kong can play a central role in its recovery by offering a financial lifeline. But this will only be possible if the city abandons its own zero-Covid straitjacket by dropping all policies – except community vaccination.

A three metre square cage. the citys extreme poor live in subdivided apartments. hong kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. until recently, six people lived in this room. but when 0micron hit, he lost two room—mates in the space of a week. translation: one person died on that bed, the other- person also died. he slept over on that bed. we called the ambulance, it got through but no one picked up. for the poor, living with covid means living in tiny apartments where the...

Readers discuss the plight of Hong Kong’s performers, the need for clear goals from the incoming John Lee administration, progress on workers’ rights and the state of the Star Ferry.

The citys extreme poor live in subdivided apartments. hong kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, until recently, six people lived in this room. but when 0micron hit, he lost two room—mates in the space of a week. translation: one person died on thatj bed, the other person also died. he slept over on that bed. we called the ambulance, it got through but no one picked up. for the poor, living with covid means living in tiny apartments where the virus can easily spread, s...