COVID-19 - Asian News from UK

Republicans Reject Trump Demand on Stimulus

The $900 billion Covid-19 stimulus package is up in the air after House Republicans rejected us President Donald Trump’s demand to raise direct payments to Americans. Republicans in the US House of

December 26, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·USA

Portugal Reports Three New Variants Of Coronavirus

Three new variants of the novel coronavirus were detected in Portugal amidst the ongoing second wave of the pandemic in the country, a top health official has confirmed. “We now verify, in

December 24, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·World News

Mutant Virus: Health Ministry to Meet on Travel Ban

The Union Health Ministry has called an urgent meeting of its joint monitoring group on Monday to discuss the emergence of the mutated variant of Coronavirus in the UK…reports Asianlite Newsdesk. The

December 21, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·India News

Biden, wife to get Pfizer vaccine shots on Monday

US President-elect Joe Biden and wife Jill will be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus publicly on Monday, his transition team announced. The announcement was made on Friday night by Jen Psaki, the

December 19, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·USA

‘3 times higher Covid infections in Singapore migrant workers’

Without counting the migrant workers, fewer than 4,000 people have tested positive in Singapore…reports Asian Lite News New data shows that 152,000 foreign workers – 47 per cent – have been infected.

December 16, 2020

ASEAN News·Asia News·COVID-19

Social media boosts belief in Covid-19 misinformation: Study

The study, published in the journal Telematics and Informatics, also found that levels of worry about Covid-19 increased the strength of people’s belief in that misinformation…reports Asian Lite News The more people

December 14, 2020

COVID-19·World News

Appeal to take care of the long-term effects of Covid-19

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock warns of long-term effects of covid-19 as film released to alert the general public. New data suggests long COVID affects around 10% of 18-49 year olds who

December 14, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·UK News

UN calls for more spending on health

“The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us just how important it is for all countries to have strong health systems that provide the entire population with quality services when and where they need

December 13, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·World News

Child poverty expected to remain above pre-coronavirus levels

Child poverty is expected to remain above pre-coronavirus levels for at least five years in high-income countries, a new Unicef report has revealed. The report titled, “Supporting Families and Children Beyond COVID-19:

December 13, 2020

COVID-19·World News

Brazil’s coronavirus death toll surpasses 180,437

Brazil’s coronavirus death toll has increased to 180,437 after 672 more fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said.According to the Ministry, 54,428 new cases were also

December 12, 2020

-Top News·COVID-19·USA

COVID-19 - Page 124