Tag: pandemic
Penguins at Thai zoo missing visitors due to lockdown
Thailand is fighting its biggest COVID-19 outbreak yet and has introduced strict movement curbs that have seen many public places shuttered
Global COVID-19 cases surpass 200 million as Delta variant spreads
The global surge in cases is highlighting the widening gap in inoculation rates between wealthy and poor nations
Civil society network hits gov’t prohibition of ‘community pantries’ during lockdown
The MMDA announced that it is discouraging the conduct of community pantries to prevent people from converging
Ireland’s Catholic church, government clash over COVID-19 restrictions
Ireland has been gradually unwinding its third and longest lockdown
Observing the rule of law during pandemic
"This pandemic drove home the lesson that to stay safe, we need everybody to stay safe"
Top Japan medic urges nationwide state of emergency amid COVID surge
Japan has seen a sharp increase in coronavirus cases with Tokyo recording 3,709 new cases on Tuesday
Authorities implement extended curfew in Manila to limit potential COVID-19 surge
Authorities have deployed police personnel to quarantine checkpoints in Metro Manila where inbound and outbound travel will be restricted
Thailand steps up home isolation as virus cases strain hospitals
90% of Bangkok's 40,000 hospital beds were occupied as of Monday, said health officials
Incidents of hunger in Philippines ease during second quarter, says survey
An estimated 3.4 million Filipino families experienced hunger in the second quarter of 2021, the survey results show
Catholic Church in Jakarta converts pastoral center into COVID-19 isolation ward
Nearly 90 nuns, priests and other carers are looking after about 60 patients in the Samadi center
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