Coronavirus
New Zealand suspends 'travel bubble' with Australia amid virus surge
Quarantine-free zone was launched in April
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Australia's Sydney and Darwin in COVID-19 lockdowns
The country confronts an increasing number of small outbreaks
Education
Singapore university keeps COVID at bay with tech and discipline
School maintains on-campus classes with zoning rules and sewage checks
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Thailand announces new restrictions in Bangkok, other provinces
Ban on dine-in, gathering of over 20 people to be implemented from Monday
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Coronavirus: Week of June 20 to June 26, Sydney cases rise amid partial lockdown
US FDA adds warning on rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna jabs
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FDA adds warning on rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna jabs
US regulator revises fact sheets for health care providers to include warning
COVID vaccines
Tokyo's lack of guidance leaves diplomats unvaccinated on front line
Japan's inaction contrasts starkly to other nations' efforts to protect their missions
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Japan lobbies countries to accept its vaccine passport
Tokyo needs to drop its own quarantine requirement for incoming travelers
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Overloaded Indonesian doctors plead for tighter COVID rules
Association warns of hospital 'collapse' as some occupancy rates exceed 100%
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Ho Chi Minh City vaccination sites trigger superspreader fears
Venues overwhelmed as officials try to administer 836,000 jabs in one week
COVID vaccines
Japan to give millions more AstraZeneca shots to Asia
1m jabs for each Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam
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Israel COVID uptick shows vaccines help but are no panacea
As Asia accelerates shots, signs point to virus becoming endemic like flu
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India's health care emergency predates COVID
No safety net and expensive medical bills sink many patients into poverty
Travel & Leisure
Phuket to reopen for vaccinated tourists without quarantine: 5 things to know
'Sandbox' experiment will be steppingstone for further reopening
COVID vaccines
Vietnam backpedals on COVID-19 vaccination targets
Hanoi struggles to secure doses despite launching $1.1bn fund
Coronavirus
First COVID case could have hit China in October 2019: UK study
Researchers say new coronavirus started circulating before it surfaced in Wuhan
Opinion
How Asia shamed the West and protected its urban poor from COVID
Europe can no longer claim to be the most fervent champion of equality worldwide
Economy
Japan tax revenue grows in fiscal 2020 despite pandemic
US and Chinese economic recoveries and consumption levy hike boost receipts
Coronavirus
Indonesian daily COVID cases jump past 20,000 as Delta fears grow
Epidemiologist warns worst is to come as nation suffers another record infection rise
Politics
Firebrand Indonesian cleric gets 4 years for COVID test lies
Hundreds protest ruling against Habib Rizieq, adding to Jakarta virus surge fears