Three North Korean defectors who recently arrived in South Korea after living on the run in China said their ordeal significantly worsened due to strict restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering a rare glimpse of how they went through hardsh…
The isolation period for confirmed COVID-19 cases has been shortened from seven days to five effective July 5, Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said.In a statement today, she said this was because research showed that COVID-19 infectivity was at its h…
The number of dengue fever cases increased by 7.7 per cent to 2,808 cases in the 24th Epidemiological Week (ME24) which is for the period from June 11 to 17 compared to 2,608 cases reported in the previous week.Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhamma…
The number of violent crimes that saw a significant drop in the initial years of the pandemic bounced back last year partially on eased social distancing measures, data showed Sunday.A total of 450,623 violent crimes were reported last year, up 7.4 pe…
Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen this morning warned his compatriots of the growing cases of HIV/AIDS in the country.“A total of 1,400 new HIV infection cases were detected in 2022, a year-on-year increase by 300 cases,” he un…
South Korea’s new coronavirus cases slightly decreased last week from a week earlier amid the country’s efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, health authorities said Monday.The country reported a daily average of 16,441 new infections for the we…
Naypyidaw: Myanmar’s junta strongman Min Aung Hlaing took a significant step closer to becoming the country’s civilian president after lawmakers nominated him for a three-way runoff, largely seen as a