US for producing its COVID-19 vaccines in Bangladesh: Miller | Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
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COVID-19 cases are rising in some Southeast Asian nations, as Malaysia and Thailand on Wednesday reported record high virus-related deaths amid the spread of highly contagious variants in the region.
Malaysia on Wednesday logged its highest number of daily new COVID-19 infections since Jan. 31, the Philippines is bracing for a potential surge in cases after the double mutant Indian strain was discovered there a day earlier, and Thailand’s Department of Corrections said almost 3,000 inmates in two prisons tested positive.
“The Department of Corrections tested for COVID-19 among all officials and inmates and found 1,040 infected in the Women s Correctional Institution and 1,795 in the Bangkok Remand Prison,” the department’s press statement said.
Let Taiwan Into the WHO, and End China’s Lies
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Taiwan’s Foreign Minister blew up on May 11 by denouncing China’s “shameless lies” related to Beijing’s block on the island’s very reasonable, indeed essential, attempts to join the World Health Organization (WHO). Every sovereign nation, and then some, should have a seat at the public health table.
The G7 group of countries, including the United States, Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Canada, and Italy, have called for Taiwan’s attendance at the World Health Assembly, which is the WHO’s decision-making body. Taiwan should not only be invited to attend the upcoming meeting on May 24, but should be admitted to WHO as a full member.