A doctor checks the blood pressure of a child at a Covid-19 care centre in Bangalore, India. Photo: Sopa Images via Zuma Wire/DPA A doctor checks the blood pressure of a child at a Covid-19 care centre in Bangalore, India. Photo: Sopa Images via Zuma Wire/DPA
A doctor checks the blood pressure of a child at a Covid-19 care centre in Bangalore, India. Photo: Sopa Images via Zuma Wire/DPA
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Coronavirus: India offers Covid-19 orphans a financial lifeline; Malaysia to ramp up vaccination drive

  • Indian children who have lost both their parents to the pandemic will be provided with free education and health insurance, New Delhi said
  • Elsewhere, Ho Chi Minh City will test all of its 13 million residents for coronavirus after a surge in cases

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
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Updated: 10:44pm, 30 May, 2021

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A doctor checks the blood pressure of a child at a Covid-19 care centre in Bangalore, India. Photo: Sopa Images via Zuma Wire/DPA A doctor checks the blood pressure of a child at a Covid-19 care centre in Bangalore, India. Photo: Sopa Images via Zuma Wire/DPA
A doctor checks the blood pressure of a child at a Covid-19 care centre in Bangalore, India. Photo: Sopa Images via Zuma Wire/DPA
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