China races to contain COVID outbreaks in tourism hubs Tibet, Hainan
The authorities are launching more rounds of mass testing and closing venues to contain the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
Wed Aug 10 2022
Macau begins 11th round of mass testing in worst COVID outbreak
Despite a steady fall in infections that saw just 27 new cases reported on Sunday, authorities said the city's more than 600,000 residents must stay home.
Mon Jul 18 2022
China's mass testing mantra is building a waste mountain
Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China each day, leaving bins bursting with medical waste.
Thu Jun 23 2022
China's Beijing city to expand mass COVID testing to more districts
China's capital Beijing swiftly expanded its COVID-19 mass testing from one district this week to most of the city of nearly 22 million.
Tue Apr 26 2022
Beijing shoppers clear store shelves as district starts mass testing
Mass testing of all residents, prompting fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown after dozens of COVID-19 cases reported.
Mon Apr 25 2022
Hong Kong leader calls for calm, after supermarkets emptied ahead of mass COVID testing
Carrie Lam calls for calm after residents emptied supermarkets, stocking up on produce ahead of reports of compulsory mass COVID-19 testing.
Tue Mar 01 2022
Hong Kong aims to get 10,000 hotel rooms in COVID fight amid reports of mass testing
Chief Executive Carrie Lam renewed an appeal for support from the global financial hub's 7.5 million people.
Thu Feb 17 2022
WHO mass-testing three potential COVID-19 treatments
WHO announces major international trials of three drugs to find out whether they improve the condition of hospitalised COVID-19 patients.
Fri Aug 13 2021
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Wed Aug 04 2021
China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads
An unusually wide series of COVID-19 outbreaks reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019.
Tue Aug 03 2021
Simultaneous containment and controlled reopening through tech-powered mass testing
Repeat clusters show that simply trusting industries and people (and even politicians) to manage and self-enforce SOPs are not reliable.
Thu Jul 15 2021
COVID-19: Thailand records 166 new cases, zero deaths Sunday
It said mass testing found 67 cases in Pathum Thani, 11 in Samut Sakhon, seven in Tak, three in Rayong and one in Nonthaburi.
Sun Feb 14 2021
New COVID cluster in Australia's Melbourne sparks mass testing
Fears of a fresh wave of infections hit Melbourne, after a new COVID-19 cluster linked to a quarantine hotel grew to eight cases.
Thu Feb 11 2021
Swiss resort St Moritz mass testing finds 53 COVID infections, 31 variant cases
About 3,200 people were tested this week, and that the 31 infections caused by viral variants were discovered among hotel employees.
Thu Jan 21 2021
[PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: Hearing of Najib's 1MDB case to 'take a long time', South Korea rolls out mass testing for 52 prisons
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Wed Jan 06 2021
Bersih pantau perjalanan PRK Kuala Kubu Baharu
Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih) akan memantau perjalanan Pilihan Raya Kecil (PRK) Kuala Kubu Baharu yang akan berlangsung pada 11 Mei depan.
Sat May 04 2024
AWANI Ringkas: Banjir kilat di Kota Tinggi, 1 PPS dibuka
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Sat May 04 2024
PM Anwar umum peruntukan RM250,000 kepada persatuan di Parlimen Tambun
Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mengumumkan peruntukan sebanyak RM250,000 kepada persatuan-persatuan di kawasan Parlimen Tambun hari ini.
Sat May 04 2024
Bersih anjur kongres 25 Mei ini, rangka perancangan menuju PRU16
Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih) akan menganjurkan Kongres Bersih sebagai medan mengumpulkan pertubuhan masyarakat sivil, mahasiswa dan rakyat.
Sat May 04 2024
Sultan Ibrahim berkenan hadir Majlis Rumah Terbuka Aidilfitri Ketua Menteri Melaka
Yang di-Pertuan Agong berkenan berangkat menghadiri Majlis Rumah Terbuka Aidilfitri Ketua Menteri Melaka Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh.
Sat May 04 2024
Indeks Kebebasan Media: Fahmi minta Wan Saiful insaf
Fahmi membidas kenyataan Wan Saiful yang menyalahkan beliau atas kemerosotan kedudukan Malaysia dalam Indeks Kebebasan Media bagi tahun ini.
Sat May 04 2024
Himpunan 100K Bela Palestin: Tun M, Abdul Hadi antara ribuan berhimpun di kedutaan AS
Ribuan membanjiri kawasan berhampiran bangunan Kedutaan Amerika Syarikat di ibu negara bagi menyertai Himpunan 100k Bela Palestin.
Sat May 04 2024
DSA NATSEC Asia 2024 bermula Isnin, pamer teknologi, aset pertahanan tercanggih dunia
Pameran Perkhidmatan Pertahanan Asia (DSA) dan Pameran Keselamatan Kebangsaan (NATSEC) Asia 2024 akan membuka tirai Isnin depan.
Sat May 04 2024
PM Anwar saksi penyerahan Kem Sultan Nazrin Shah 69 Komando
Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini menyaksikan penyerahan Kem Sultan Nazrin Shah 69 Komando di Ulu Kinta.
Sat May 04 2024
Kereta, rumah pemandu lori ditembak ketika nyenyak tidur
Seorang pemandu lori terkejut dan bingung selepas mendengar tembakan di pekarangan rumahnya ketika sedang tidur.
Sat May 04 2024