-- 2020-04-04 11:28:15
The number of COVID-19 positive cases in India exceeded 3,000 and the death toll touched 91 on Saturday, according to State and Health Ministry reports. Despite the rise in cases, Joint Secretary at...
Reuters 2020-04-04 10:27:25
China on Saturday mourned the thousands of “martyrs” who have died in the new coronavirus outbreak, flying the national flag at half mast throughout the country and suspending all forms of...
Xinhua 2020-04-03 19:02:10
Wuhan, the Chinese city hardest hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak, conducted disinfection Friday on the local airport as operations will soon resume on April 8 when the city lifts its travel restr...
Xinhua 2020-04-03 18:19:40
Thailand's popular resort island of Phuket will close all its hotel services from Saturday until further notice. The announcement was made Friday by Phuket Governor Pakkapong Thaweepat in the wake of...
REUTERS 2020-04-03 15:31:12
Indonesia confirmed on Friday 196 new coronavirus infections, marking the biggest daily rise since the first cases were announced a month ago, said a health ministry official. Achmad Yurianto, the of...
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China will hold a national mourning Saturday for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and compatriots died of the disease, according to the State Cou...
Reuters 2020-04-03 10:47:19
Mainland China reported 31 new confirmed coronavirus cases, including two locally transmitted infections, the country’s National Health Commission said on Friday. Mainland China also reported f...
-- 2020-04-02 21:40:25
Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina on Thursday, extending measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 1,700 pe...
Xinhua 2020-04-02 20:55:44
The Syrian government has sanitised a total of 10,000 schools across the country as part of the precautionary steps to curb the spread of COVID-19, the state TV reported Wednesday. The report said th...
-- 2020-04-02 16:55:42
At least 7,600 Indians and 1,300 foreigners were identified with links to an Islamic missionary group that organised a religious congregation in New Delhi last month and has emerged as India's biggest...
-- 2020-04-02 16:43:41
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned violators of coronavirus lockdown measures they could be shot for causing trouble and said abuse of medical workers was a serious crime that would not b...
REUTERS 2020-04-02 16:03:23
The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-April and there are signs of a flattening of the infection curve, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Malaysia has t...
-- 2020-04-02 11:00:12
The Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife trade since the emergence of the new coronavirus. Scientists suspect the coronavirus p...
Global Times 2020-04-01 19:10:39
China on Tuesday rolled out another batch of robust measures aimed at helping small businesses with hundreds of billions of dollars in extra funding and hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies fo...
-- 2020-04-01 18:12:00
South Korea has received requests from 121 countries for help with coronavirus testing, a foreign ministry official of the country said on Wednesday, as authorities around the world come under intense...
-- 2020-04-01 16:31:53
A Myanmar court charged a journalist, who published an interview with the Arakan Army rebel group, under a terrorism law on Tuesday. The court in the second largest city, Mandalay, charged Nay Myo Li...
-- 2020-04-01 13:40:13
Iran’s president said on Wednesday the United States had missed a historic opportunity to lift sanctions on his country during the coronavirus outbreak, though he said the penalties had not hamp...
FE ONLINE DESK 2020-04-01 13:23:12
Saudi Arabia has asked Muslims to wait until there is more clarity about the coronavirus pandemic before planning to attend the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the minister for hajj and umrah said on state TV...
-- 2020-03-31 17:41:43
The Philippines recorded on Tuesday its largest daily increase in coronavirus deaths and infections, as it ramped up testing with the arrival of thousands of kits from abroad and the opening of new la...
-- 2020-03-31 14:38:43
Residents of China’s Wuhan city, ground zero for the coronavirus pandemic, have mixed emotions as containment measures are lifted and the community infection rate slows to a trickle, with some p...
-- 2020-03-31 14:20:16
Shortages of protective health gear in India are forcing some doctors to use raincoats and motorbike helmets while fighting the coronavirus, exposing the weak state of the public health system ahead o...
-- 2020-03-31 12:31:19
The coronavirus epidemic is “far from over” in the Asia-Pacific region, and current measures to curb the spread of the virus are buying time for countries to prepare for large-scale commun...
-- 2020-03-31 12:26:27
Myanmar reported its first coronavirus death on Tuesday, a 69-year-old man who also had cancer and died in a hospital in Yangon city, a government spokeswoman said. He had sought medical treatment in...
Reuters 2020-03-31 12:15:21
India’s health ministry on Monday invited doctors in Indian-administered Kashmir to an online training session on managing ventilators - critical equipment for patients with COVID-19, the diseas...
-- 2020-03-30 17:13:15
China reported a drop in new coronavirus infections for a fourth day as drastic curbs on international travellers reined in the number of imported cases, while policymakers turned their efforts to hea...
-- 2020-03-30 16:57:57
Prisoners in southern Iran broke cameras and caused other damage during a riot, state media reported Monday, the latest in a series of violent prison disturbances in the country, which is battling the...
-- 2020-03-30 13:32:24
India has no plans to extend a 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Monday, as it struggled to keep essential supplies flowing and prevent tens of thousands of...
-- 2020-03-30 11:00:07
Mainland China reported a drop in new coronavirus infections for a fourth day as imported cases fell, while authorities shut the borders to foreign travellers and drastically slashed the number of int...
-- 2020-03-29 21:24:16
Iran’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 2,640, a health ministry official said on Sunday, as the Middle East’s worst-hit country grapples with the fast-spreading outbreak, reports Reute...
-- 2020-03-29 20:03:35
Prisoners set fire to the canteen of jail in northeastern Thailand and several inmates escaped during a riot on Sunday that was sparked by rumours of a coronavirus outbreak, a senior justice ministry...
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