Health

Covid19: Overflowing hospitals, oxygen shortage leave Indonesia gasping for breath as daily cases cross 40,000

Jakarta: Indonesia has become the new Covid-19 epicenter with the country recording more than 40,000 cases for two consecutive days, said media reports. more

Thai authorities planning to mix Oxford's AstraZeneca with China's Sinovac vaccine amid rising COVID-19 cases

Bangkok: Thailand authorities have decided to mix Oxford's AstraZeneca with China's Sinovac vaccine to combat rising COVID-19 cases in the country.

Indonesia is "on the edge of catastrophe" as Covid19 cases soar

Jakarta: Indonesia is "on the edge of catastrophe", the Red Cross has warned as Covid-19 cases driven by the deadlier Delta variant have soared across the country and overwhelme ...

Indonesia: Over 350 healthcare workers vaccinated with Chinese jab infected with Covid19; authorities alarmed after daily cases rise

Djakarta: The question over efficacy of certain vaccines has emerged again as more than 350 doctors and medical workers have been infected with Covid-19 in Indonesia despite being vaccina ...

China upset over disclosure of its vaccine price in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said China is a little upset that the procurement price of Sinopharm vaccine was made public in Bangladesh, The Daily Star reported.

Brazil results show China's Sinovac vaccine is just 50.4 percent effective against COVID-19

Brazilian clinical trials have unveiled that a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac has been found to be 50.4% effective, media reports said.

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