A police investigation into rule-breaking gatherings at Downing Street has concluded without new action against the British PM, leaving him in a stronger position.

Choi Sung-eun and Ji Chang-wook star in new Netflix K-drama The Sound of Music, from Itaewon Class director Kim Sung-yoon, which occasionally enthralls but never fully commits to its premise.

The isolated nation reported 263,370 more people with symptoms, and two more deaths.

A clinical trial conducted in Pakistan using Jinhua Qinggan granules, which are recommended for use in mainland China’s treatment of the disease, found a shorter recovery time.

Health officials say a couple were found to be infected with the BA.2.12.1 subvariant at a community testing centre last Saturday.

Starting on June 1, Thailand will also drop a requirement for unvaccinated travellers to quarantine. They will either have to take an test on arrival or show a negative Covid-19 test before departure.

Japan will ease Covid testing and quarantine rules for people arriving in Japan, and relax border restrictions from June 1, by doubling its daily cap on the number of international arrivals allowed to 20,000.

Woman and her two children are latest cases possibly linked to hotel after couple from San Francisco tested positive.

Taiwanese authorities have started easing restrictions to live with the virus while the mainland is sticking to its zero-Covid playbook

For those aged 18 to 59, three doses of a Covid-19 vaccine provide enough protection, Professor Lau Yu-lung says.

A huge number of North Koreans including leader Kim Jong-un attended a funeral for a top official, state media reported Monday.

M. Tariq is seeking HK$104,000 in damages from Gurkhas Group (G3S) Charity Foundation, which terminated his contract just one week into his employment.

The images of the prime minister raising a toast at a gathering were said to be taken during a national lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Popular online map services in China, such as those from Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent, have included information on nearest testing booths for users, as nucleic-acid tests become part of everyday life.

Shanghai’s authorities have set June 1 as the date for officially lifting the city’s two-month long lockdown, aiming to restore China’s commercial and financial hub to normality by the end of the month.

Hotel quarantine, passenger vaccination and ‘test and hold’ will remain in place, chief executive says.

Consumer Council says users allergic to preservatives may experience an itchy scalp, which can result in hair loss.

China’s capital reports 48 new local infections on Tuesday, after recording 99 infections the day before.

State media reported no new deaths for the first time in nearly two weeks on Tuesday. But doubts have been raised about the accuracy of Pyongyang’s statistics.