The nation has prided itself on containing the coronavirus. But an outbreak at a church in Ho Chi Minh City and the emergence of a deadly new variant suggest its luck may be running out.
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Vietnam, Facing Covid Surge and New Variant, Tightens Restrictions
New social distancing requirements go into effect at midnight for the nine million residents of Ho Chi Minh City.
Hong Kong Exempts Executives From Quarantine Rules
Fully vaccinated “senior executives” can ask to skip compulsory hotel stays. It’s not the first time that the city has applied its rules differently to certain segments of society.
The Dominic Cummings Chronicles: The Can’t-Miss Sequel
Once Boris Johnson’s closest adviser, Dominic Cummings is expected to deliver scorching testimony in Parliament on Wednesday about the government’s handling of the pandemic.
Taiwan Was a Covid Haven for Performers. Then Cases Flared.
One of the few places where performances continued steadily for much of the pandemic has had to shut down theaters just as they are reopening elsewhere.
What It’s Like to Be in India’s Covid-19 Crisis
Fear, grief and boredom pervade the lives of those contending with the country’s severe outbreak. Their solace: family, friends and their own efforts to help others.
How India’s Kerala Has Battled Coronavirus
Kerala uses tracking of patients and supplies, a network of health care workers and coronavirus “war rooms” to succeed where the national government has fallen short.
How India’s Kerala Has Battled Covid-19
Kerala uses tracking of patients and supplies, a network of health care workers and coronavirus “war rooms” to succeed where the national government has fallen short.
Lockdown Eased in England, for Now, at Least
Britons savor their first real taste of freedom in months, but the emergence of a new coronavirus variant threatens to reverse the progress.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso Wins Madrid’s Regional Election
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, a conservative politician dubbed a “Trumpista” by her opponents, won the Madrid regional election by a landslide after she refused to shut down the capital’s bars and shops.