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An Afghan health worker administers polio drops to a child during a four-day anti-polio vaccination campaign in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 15 March 2023. Photo: EPA
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26 April 2023
UN launches major push for child vaccination amid Covid
Chairman and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: EPA
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30 May 2021
Facebook reverses course, won't ban Wuhan...
Facebook has reversed its policy banning posts suggesting Covid-19 emerged from a...
The city of Guangzhou is home to nearly 15 million people (Photo: AFP)
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30 May 2021
Neighbourhood in south China under lockdown after...
A neighbourhood in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has been locked down as...
An Olympic Rings monument is seen at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, 26 May 2021. Photo: EPA
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29 May 2021
Japan to extend virus emergency until month...
Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas on Friday...
(File) A doctor waits for patients inside the Community Fever Clinic which opens, temporarily, at Hlaing Thar Yar town hall in Yangon, Myanmar, 29 April 2020. Photo: EPA
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26 May 2021
34 new COVID-19 cases reported
Myanmar reported 34 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to a release from...
A man wearing a protective face mask passes near a poster promoting health and education about SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus amid the ongoing pandemic of the COVID-19 disease at downtown area in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: EPA
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24 May 2021
Six COVID-19 cases reported
Myanmar reported six COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the tally in the country to 143,...
Nepalese wearing a facial masks walks in front of the Singh Durbar, the main secretariat of Nepal government, in Kathmandu, Nepal, 22 May 2021. Photo: EPA
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23 May 2021
Nepal calls new elections amid pandemic crisis
Nepal's parliament was dissolved for the second time in five months Saturday and new...
A nearly-deserted road in Connaught Place, one of the business and financial hubs during the lockdown in New Delhi, India, 21 May 2021. Photo: EPA
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23 May 2021
India tells social media firms to take down...
India's government has ordered social media platforms to take down content that refers to...
A general morning view of the Aizawl city capital of Mizoram state, India. Photo: EPA
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21 May 2021
COVID-19 cases among 15,000 Myanmar nationals...
Mizoram is witnessing COVID-19 cases among the 15,000 Myanmar nationals who took shelter...
The Jamtoli refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: EPA
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21 May 2021
Bangladesh locks down refugee camps after virus...
Bangladesh authorities on Thursday imposed a lockdown in five Rohingya refugee camps in...
(File) A medical worker wearing PPE (personal protective equipment) moves a patient into COVID-19 cases management zone at the emergency department at Yangon General Hospital, in Yangon, Myanmar, 01 January 2021. Photo: EPA
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19 May 2021
34 new COVID-19 cases registered
Myanmar registered 34 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Health and Sports...
(File) A Rohingya refugee people walks on a road along the makeshift camp in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, 30 July 2020. Photo: EPA
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19 May 2021
UN seeks nearly $1 billion for refugee crisis
The UN on Tuesday appealed for $943 million to cope with the Rohingya humanitarian crisis...
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. Photo: EPA
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15 May 2021
India's Modi says 'feeling' his...
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he feels the pain of all Indians battling...

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