Across Asia, spike in virus cases follows Lunar New Year
SINGAPORE (AP) — Many Asian countries are facing a spike in COVID-19 infections after...
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SINGAPORE (AP) — Many Asian countries are facing a spike in COVID-19 infections after...
The Lunar New Year, which is China’s biggest holiday, was celebrated across Asia on February 1.
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Experts say the infections are now spreading to vulnerable elderly people who are beginning to fill more hospital beds.
Many Asian countries are facing a spike in COVID-19 infections after the widely-celebrated Lunar New Year holidays, as health officials grapple with the highly-transmissible omicron variant and expectations that numbers will continue to rise in coming weeks.