Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that the government will switch to “quasi-emergency” measures once the state of emergency expires Sunday.The looser restrictions would remain in place until July 11, just 12 days before the start of the Olympic Games.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned of “prolonged” anti-coronavirus measures, the latest indication his country’s strict lockdown will not end anytime soon.
Vietnam plans to test high-risk groups in its largest city for the coronavirus and imposed more restrictions Monday to deal with a growing COVID-19 outbreak.
Thailand's prime minister apologised and took the blame on Tuesday for coronavirus vaccination delays, while thousands of private companies and public organisations raced to secure doses imported by a royal-backed academy.
The Health Ministry says the new cases bring the death toll over two weeks to 24.
According to COVAX’s delivery schedule, Cambodia should receive 1.1 million doses of India-made Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine at the end of May.
Officials in Cambodia say eight villagers have died after drinking homemade rice wine that was probably adulterated.
The Pasteur Institute is researching wildlife trade in Cambodia’s north in order to better understand the health risk posed by pathogen transmission to humans.
As of Friday, roughly 20 percent of Cambodia’s adult population had received at least one dose of the available vaccines, or about 13 percent of the total population, according to Health Ministry figures.
Residents in red zones are prohibited from leaving their homes except in medical emergencies.
Authorities recorded 650 new cases and 4 deaths on Thursday.
The announcement brings an end to a three-week lockdown in two cities, which was extended by seven days last week and also saw the introduction of a three-color zone system.
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