Covid cases sweep Asia

Around the world, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases has risen to more than 153 million and across Asia, nations are battling with the virus and looking to roll out vaccines. At the Asia Media Centre, we're helping you keep track of what's happening with a roundup of media coverage from across the region.

Vaccination rollout around the world and in Asia:

Source: ourworldindata.org

India

Hindustan Times: Government says Covid-19 cases plateauing in some states; experts disagree
Times of India: Third Covid wave may strike Karnataka in October, hit young: Panel
The Hindu: COVID-19 vaccine, oxygen imports exempted from GST, with caveats

Thailand

Bangkok Post: Record 31 Covid deaths with 2,041 new infections
The Nation: Moderna will sell vaccine to government only

Indonesia

Antara: Health minister confirms three coronavirus strains in Indonesia
The Jakarta Post: Swab scandal, quarantine breaches call Indonesia's tourism reopening into question

Covid virus, Covid-19, coronavirus. Source: Unsplash

The Indonesian health minister has confirmed there are at least three strains of Covid in the country.

Singapore

Channel News Asia: Hospitals to defer non-urgent surgeries, admissions to conserve resources as COVID-19 cases rise
Today: Covid-19: Long queues, waits of up to 5 hours as public testing starts for possible exposures to community cluster

China

Sixth Tone: Shanghai offers locals cash, groceries to get Covid-19 vaccine
Caixin: China's post-Covid travel frenzy may break Labor Day records

South Korea

Yonhap News Agency: Covid-19 herd immunity looks increasingly unlikely: experts
The Korea Herald: South Korea eyes production hub for Covid-19 vaccines

President Moon Jae-in President Moon Jae-in has stressed South Korea’s possible role as a production hub for Covid-19 vaccines. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_Jae-in_(2017-10-01).jpg)