Myanmar’s military says to hold new elections after end of emergency
The Myanmar military said on Monday that new elections will be held after the end of a one-year state of emergency, and it will return the state power to the…
Captain Tom hospitalized for virus he raised money to fight
Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic with his fundraising efforts, has been hospitalized with COVID-19,…
Vaccination drive in Bangladesh: Health workers’ leave cancelled till Feb 10
Health workers in Bangladesh will not be able to leave their workplaces until February 10 as the government is set to roll out its nationwide vaccination campaign, said the Directorate…
Global Covid-19 cases nears 103 million
A total of 102,944,487 people have been found infected with the virus with 2,227,568 fatalities as of Monday morning. The US remained the world's worst-hit country, with 26,185,362 cases and…
Vaccination drive in Bangladesh: Health workers’ leave cancelled till Feb 10
Health workers in Bangladesh will not be able to leave their workplaces until February 10 as the government is set to roll out its nationwide vaccination campaign, said the Directorate…
Japan ruling lawmaker quits over hostess bar visit amid virus emergency
Kiyohiko Toyama, former acting secretary general of Komeito, the junior coalition partner of the Liberal Democratic Party, has admitted to visiting a hostess bar in Tokyo's posh Ginza district late…
Malaysia expected to get Pfizer COVID vaccine on Feb 26
Malaysia is expected to receive the first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Feb 26, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said that once arrived, the…
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 10 more deaths, 443 fresh cases
With the fresh ones, the total death toll from the deadly virus in the country reached 8,137 while the mortality rate stood at 1.52 percent, the Directorate General of Health…