Indonesia removes mandatory quarantine for fully vaccinated int'l visitors

Mar 24,2022
Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced on Wednesday that fully vaccinated international visitors are no longer required to undergo quarantine amid a decrease in COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country.
Malaysia reports 21,483 new COVID-19 infections, 73 new deaths
Mar 23
Malaysia reported 21,483 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 4,032,435, according to the health ministry.
New York City plans to lift school masking mandate for children under 5
Mar 23
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said the mask mandate for children under five years old in schools and day-care facilities would be removed on April 4 if current low levels of risk sustain.
COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to climb in Laos
Mar 22
Laos' COVID-19 tally rose to 156,422 on Tuesday with 2,328 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, while the death toll swelled to 651, according to the Ministry of Health.
1 dead, 8 missing after Indonesian fishing boat capsizes
Mar 22
An Indonesian fisherman was found dead on Monday and eight others went missing after a wooden fishing boat carrying 12 people capsized Sunday evening in the country's waters near Pulau Pasir in the province of East Nusa Tenggara.
5 dead, 4 missing after heavy rains pound Rio de Janeiro state
Mar 22
At least five people were killed and four left missing after heavy rains on Sunday pounded the Brazilian city of Petropolis in southeast Rio de Janeiro state, the Civil Defense agency said on Monday.
Nearly 270,000 child COVID-19 cases reported in U.S. in past month
Mar 22
Nearly 270,000 child COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States in the past four weeks, according to the report published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.