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Vietnam has discovered a new Covid-19 variant which spreads quickly by air and is a combination of the Indian and British strains, state media reporte...

Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas on Friday until just a month before the Olympics, in a move that is likely...

Melbourne orders residents into snap Covid lockdown 2021-05-27 HKT 12:39 Melbourne orders residents into snap Covid lockdown More than five million people in Australia's second-biggest city of Melbourne were ordered into a snap week-long lockdown on Thursday, as officials blamed a sluggish vaccine rollout and hotel quarantine failures for another virus outbreak. Stay-at-home orders will apply to Melbourne and surrounding Victoria state from midnight for seven days, acting state Premier James Merlino told residents, as the cluster doubled to 26 cases. "In the last day, we've seen more ...

Melbourne probes two suspected Covid infections 2021-05-24 HKT 10:53 Share this story Victoria was the worst hit Australian state during a second wave of Covid-19 late last year, accounting for about 70 percent of total cases and 90 percent of deaths. File image: Shutterstock Australia's second most populous state Victoria on Monday said it was investigating two suspected positive Covid-19 cases in Melbourne, which if confirmed would be the first community transmissions in the state in nearly three months. Victoria was the worst hit Australian state during a second wave of Covi...

Europe set to open doors to vaccinated travellers 2021-05-19 HKT 22:37 Share this story Major European cities such as Paris are hoping for a summer influx of vaccinated travellers. File photo: AP European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to ease Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-EU visitors ahead of the summer tourist season, a move that could open the bloc's door to all Britons and to vaccinated Americans. Ambassadors from the 27 EU countries approved a European Commission proposal from May 3 to loosen the criteria to determine "safe" countries and to let in fully vaccinat...