Published by The Bangkok Post The Immigration Bureau and the Ministry of Public Health are tracking about 783 African travellers who have entered Thailand since Nov 15. They want to test them for the Omicron coronavirus variant. The African visitors Read more
Published by Hong Kong Free Press A microbiology research team at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has managed to isolate the Omicron Covid-19 variant from clinical specimens, a breakthrough that will enable the development and production of vaccines against Read more
A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans could take at home to treat the coronavirus.A Food and Drug Administrat…
NASA called off a spacewalk Tuesday because of menacing space junk that could puncture an astronaut’s suit or damage the International Space Station.Two U.S. astronauts were set to replace a bad antenna outside of the space station. But late Monday nig…
Published by The Bangkok Post TOKYO: Japan announced plans Monday to bar all new foreign travellers over the Omicron variant of Covid-19, joining a growing list of countries trying to erect virtual fortresses against the heavily mutated new strain. G7 Read more
In Numbers61,796 cumulative and 1,950 active cases of COVID-19 in Malawi (31 October 2021)USD 2.2 million six-month (November 2021 – April 2022) net funding requirements11,000 refugee households assisted with food and cash distributionsStrategic Outcom…