Vietnam to extend lockdown
The Southeast Asian country reported 8,624 new infections late on Saturday, with most of the confirmed cases detected in the south
780,000 AZ vaccine
jabs arrive from Japan
Japan sends a second shipment of Oxford-AstraZeneca doses under the global COVID-19 vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX
Hard-won gains at risk
as Delta variant spreads
COVID-19 infections have increased by 80 percent over the past four weeks in most regions of the world
Bangladesh vaccination
rate among lowest in
South Asia
Average COVID vaccination rate in past 7 days is well below levels needed to reach 40% of the country by the end of the year, according to a new vaccination agency
Vaccinated people may
spread virus: US CDC
But vaccines remain powerfully effective against severe illness and infections in vaccinated people are comparatively rare, the agency said
COVID cases surge in Sydney
About 1,000 police officers have been deployed around Sydney to prevent an unauthorised demonstration against the lockdown
Delta variant: US CDC
calls for new response
The ‘war has changed’ against COVID-19, the CDC says, proposing a clearer message, mandatory vaccines for health workers and a return to universal masking
Delta variant tests China’s
zero-tolerance approach
Infections spread rapidly, with patients emerging in at least six Chinese provinces and the capital, Beijing, in just three weeks
Asian nations tighten curbs
due to Delta outbreaks
Asian countries from Australia to Japan and the Philippines announce stricter COVID-19 restrictions as they battle worsening outbreaks
India's virus cases
hit 3-week high
The worrying trend of rising cases has forced one state to lock down amid fears of another wave of infections
