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FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnamese firms AIC and Vabiotech have signed a deal with Japan's Shionogi & Co to produce COVID-19 vaccines based on recombinant DNA protein technology, a health ministry official told local media outlet VnExpress on Tuesday. After successfully containing the virus for much of the pandemic, Vietnam has been facing record daily surges of infections since an outbreak whi

General view outside River Valley High School in Singapore, July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Lee Ying Shan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore police said on Monday a high school student had been arrested and would be charged with murder over the killing of a 13-year-old boy, whose body was found in a school bathroom along with an axe. Extreme violence in schools is rare in Singapore, a country known for low crime and obedience to rules that counts itself as among the safest places in the world. The victim was found with multiple wounds and pronounced dead at the scene, p

Study shows AZ+mRNA vaccination regimen is as good as two doses of mRNA An immunogenicity study, conducted in Germany, shows the mixed use of viral vector and mRNA vaccines induces a significantly high level of anti-spike and neutralizing antibodies, close to the level induced by two doses of mRNA vaccine, according to Professor Dr. Manop Pithukpakorn, head of the Excellence Centre for Genomics and Precision Medicine at Siriraj Hospital. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225564-study-shows-azmrna-vaccination-regimen-is-as-good-as-two-doses-of-mrna/

An immunogenicity study, conducted in Germany, shows the mixed use of viral vector and mRNA vaccines induces a significantly high level of anti-spike and neutralizing antibodies, close to the level induced by two doses of mRNA vaccine, according to Professor Dr. Manop Pithukpakorn, head of the Excellence Centre for Genomics and Precision Medicine at Siriraj Hospital. Dr. Manop cited the immunogenicity study, published in the Nature Medicine journal yesterday (Monday), which was a comparative study between two cohorts, one administered with viral vector AstraZeneca (AZ) and one of t

Twelve people arrested at Pattaya underground bar for allegedly drinking alcohol and violating Covid-19 measurements Eleven foreigners and one Thai national have been arrested in an underground room during a Pattaya bar raid while allegedly drinking alcohol that Pattaya police stated was violating the current Thai emergency decree to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1225563-twelve-people-arrested-at-pattaya-underground-bar-for-allegedly-drinking-alcohol-and-violating-covid-19-measurements/

Eleven foreigners and one Thai national have been arrested in an underground room during a Pattaya bar raid while allegedly drinking alcohol that Pattaya police stated was violating the current Thai emergency decree to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Pattaya Police also stated the group was violating a variety of other rules and laws such as the communicable disease act, limits on gathering (The limit is five people, however, around drinking alcohol the limit is ONE person), and Chonburi provincial orders around Covid-19. A team from the Nongprue City Po

Traffic police stop people traveling on the street in Phu Nhuan District, HCMC, after 6 p.m. on July 26, 2021, as the city's night-time restrictions are in force. Photo by VnExpress. The infection tally of Vietnam's ongoing Covid-19 wave rose by 2,762 Tuesday morning with the new patients recorded in 21 localities. Of them, 1,849 were recorded in Ho Chi Minh City. The rest are in southern provinces of Dong Thap (149), Tay Ninh (144), Dong Nai (119), Binh Duong (87), Vinh Long (73), Tien Giang (63), Ben Tre (60), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (52), An Giang (43), Kien Gi

Medical workers at a hospital ward for severe Covid-19 cases in HCMC's Thu Duc City, July 19, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen. With the Delta coronavirus variant, asymptomatic cases could turn severe in a matter of hours, according to the health ministry. "It means monitoring and taking care of asymptomatic patients plays a vital role," Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said Monday. There have been reports of Covid-19 cases turning severe so quickly they could not be wheeled to hospitals in time and died at home, with Son remarking it "truly

Doctor Bui Thanh Phuc (R) from the Viet Duc University Hospital in a phone call with a Covid-19 patient in HCMC, July 26, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Manh Cuong. Thousands of doctors are now offering Covid-19 diagnoses and support online for coronavirus cases and their closest contacts at home. Vietnam Young Physicians Association plans to mobilize around 2,500 medical workers from all over the country by Wednesday to join a network supporting Covid-19 patients and their close contacts who are either self-isolated or unable to visit medical facilities. The netw

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris stands by during an event to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the White House Rose Garden in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris could travel to Vietnam and Singapore in August, even as details of such a trip are not final yet, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The coronavirus pandemic is likely to be on Harris' agenda, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Harris

People wearing protective face masks queue to receive a dose of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a mass vaccination program at a school building in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan JAKARTA (Reuters) - As Indonesia grapples with a devastating wave of coronavirus infections, Jakarta government data shows a fall in cases and easing pressure on hospitals in the capital, even as the situation worsens in other parts of the archipelago. The capital, home to about 10 million people and three times that figure wh

FILE PHOTO: Workers wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) bury a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victim in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indonesia recorded 2,069 deaths from COVID-19 in new daily record, CNBC Indonesia reported on Tuesday. It also reported 45,203 cases on Tuesday, up from 28,228 cases the day earlier, CNBC Indonesia reported, citing Indonesia's health ministry. -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-07-27

FILE PHOTO: A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration SINGAPORE (Reuters) - BRI Life, the insurance arm of Indonesia's Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), said on Tuesday it was investigating claims that the personal details of over two million of its customers had been advertised for sale by unidentified hackers. Hudson Rock, a cybercrime monitoring firm, told Reuters that it had found evidence which showed that multiple computers belonging to BRI and BRI Life employee

FILE PHOTO: Residents of a public housing estate queue up for mandatory coronavirus disease (COVID-19) swab tests in Singapore May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 136 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, slightly higher than the 129 cases reported the previous day. -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-07-27

FILE PHOTO: Filipinos use their smartphones while queueing for free vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at San Andres Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines, July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines recorded 7,186 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the highest single-day increase in more than six weeks, and an additional 72 deaths, the Southeast Asian country's health ministry reported. President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Monday of stricter virus curbs if the current outbreak worsens. According to one research group, daily