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[ad_1] MANILA: About 10,000 prisoners have been released in the Philippines as the country rushes to halt Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections in its overcrowded jails, a Supreme Court official said Saturday (May 2). The measure follows a directive to lower courts to release those awaiting prison trial because they were unable …

[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korea on Saturday (May 2) only reported six new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus), continuing a streak of daily increases of less than 100 for a month, as infections continue to decline in the city more Daegu affected. South Korea has confirmed 10,780 confirmed cases, including 250 deaths. …

[ad_1] A health worker in a hazardous materials suit is seen in the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar last month. (AP Photo) COX BAZAR: Dozens of Rohingya refugees are believed to have come from two ships stranded at sea for weeks as they tried to reach Malaysia and landed …

[ad_1] Foreign workers living in dormitories lining up to collect food in Singapore. (AP Photo) SINGAPORE: Singapore confirmed 447 additional positive Covid-19 cases today, of which only four are Singaporean or permanent residents. The “Ministry of Health” attributed the “vast majority” of the cases to foreign workers who stayed in …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: A Covid-19 vaccine is expected to be ready by the end of this year or early next year if its ongoing development process in China runs smoothly, according to a Chinese medical expert. Sun Yat-sen University doctor and postdoctoral researcher in China, Sun Jiufeng, said the republic …

[ad_1] GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP): The World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated on Friday (May 1) that the new coronavirus was of natural origin after United States President Donald Trump claimed it had seen evidence that it originated in a Chinese laboratory. Scientists believe the killer virus leaped from animals to humans, …

[ad_1] KATHMANDU: A search team recovered the last two remaining bodies that disappeared after a January Himalayan avalanche that buried four South Korean hikers and three locals on Friday, officials said Saturday (May 2). A wall of snow hit hikers about 3,200 m (10,500 ft) near Annapurna Base Camp in …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Ministry of Health confirmed 447 new coronavirus infections on Saturday (May 2), the smallest daily increase in two weeks, bringing the city-state’s case count to 17,548 with 16 virus-related deaths . Most of the new cases are among migrant workers living in dormitories, the ministry said. This …

[ad_1] TOKYO: A panel of medical experts has recommended that the Japanese government continue to ask the nation to follow social restrictions to combat the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus) and believe that the state of emergency should be extended, government sources said. Saturday morning (May 2). According to sources, the …

[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – After weeks of intense speculation about Kim Jong Un’s health, state news agency KCNA said on Saturday that the North Korean leader attended the completion of a fertilizer plant north of Pyongyang, the first report by its appearance since April 11. Reuters was unable to independently …