Facing omicron wave, Korea begins weighing who to test first
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2022
To deal with a possible testing crisis driven by an omicron surge, South Korea is mulling giving people at higher risk PCR tests first, while lower priority people take at-home rapid antigen tests.
Rapid increase in Omicron COVID cases "imminent": ECDC
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2021
A preliminary analysis of the initial cases reported to the European Surveillance System (TESSy) suggests that imported or travel-related cases only accounted for 13 percent, while 70 percent were acquired locally.
Residents living along the Mekong River in Chiang Rai’s Chiang Khong district have expressed strong opposition to a public hearing on China’s plans to blast away a stretch of rapids, saying there was no need for more talk about the proposal, which they would not tolerate.
Local activists protest against blasting of Mekong River
MONDAY, MAY 15, 2017
A group of activists in the northern province of Chiang Rai on Monday conducted a peaceful protest against the presence of a Chinese vessel assigned to conduct a study along the Mekong River.