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Saudi-led coalition announces Yemen ceasefire

Saudi-led coalition announces Yemen ceasefire

-- 2020-04-09 09:41:41

A Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting Houthi forces in Yemen has declared a ceasefire, according to officials. Sources said the ceasefire will come into effect on Thursday in support of UN efforts t...

India virus death toll hits 149, cases jump to 5,194

India virus death toll hits 149, cases jump to 5,194

-- 2020-04-08 18:56:04

India has recorded 149 deaths linked to coronavirus, with 35 dying in the last 24 hours alone, reports news broadcaster NDTV. The latest data issued by the Union Health Ministry takes the total numbe...

China demands unremitting containment efforts as Wuhan lockdown lifted

China demands unremitting containment efforts as Wuhan lockdown lifted

Xinhua 2020-04-08 18:22:09

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan has demanded no lax efforts in the COVID-19 response to prevent a resurgence of the outbreak as the hard-hit city of Wuhan lifted its 76-day lockdown. Sun, a member o...

Chinese exports of medical suits face challenges

Chinese exports of medical suits face challenges

Global Times 2020-04-08 16:31:45

Chinese makers of medical suits are experiencing a surge in export orders as domestic demand falls, but overseas shipments face mounting obstacles - the lengthy process of obtaining quality certificat...

Wuhan offers a glimpse of hope for Milan, New York

Wuhan offers a glimpse of hope for Milan, New York

GLOBAL TIMES 2020-04-08 16:28:23

After 76 days in strict lockdown, Wuhan in Central China's Hubei Province, which was the first to bear the brunt of what has become a global pandemic, reopened to the outside world on Wednesday mornin...

'Welcome back Wuhan': Chinese city lockdown ends after 76 days

'Welcome back Wuhan': Chinese city lockdown ends after 76 days

Reuters 2020-04-08 09:32:50

The central Chinese city of Wuhan began allowing people to leave on Wednesday for the first time since it was locked down 76 days ago to contain the novel coronavirus, despite fears of a second wave o...

No deaths from Covid-19 reported in China for first time since crisis began

No deaths from Covid-19 reported in China for first time since crisis began

-- 2020-04-07 20:16:34

China reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time since it started publishing daily figures in January, reports BBC. The National Health Commission said it had 32 confirmed cases, down...

Doctors strike in Pakistan in row over coronavirus protection

Doctors strike in Pakistan in row over coronavirus protection

Reuters 2020-04-07 19:05:24

Pakistani doctors went on strike at two hospitals in southwestern Quetta on Tuesday, a day after police used force to break up and detain medics protesting against a lack of gear to protect them again...

China succeeds in reducing COVID-19 mortality rate: WHO

China succeeds in reducing COVID-19 mortality rate: WHO

Xinhua 2020-04-07 18:36:06

China has successfully reduced the mortality rate of COVID-19 as the disease developed, said Gauden Galea, representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in China, at a press conference Tuesday...

India allows anti-malaria drug exports after Trump warns of retaliation

India allows anti-malaria drug exports after Trump warns of retaliation

-- 2020-04-07 17:53:07

India, the world’s main supplier of generic drugs, said on Tuesday it will allow limited exports of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine that US President Donald Trump has touted as a potent...

Indian leaders hesitate to end world’s biggest lockdown

Indian leaders hesitate to end world’s biggest lockdown

-- 2020-04-07 15:41:01

India’s 21-day lockdown is set to end next week but several state leaders have called for an extension or only a partial lifting of restrictions, saying is the only way to avoid a coronavirus ep...

China posts drop in coronavirus cases, Wuhan lockdown due to end

China posts drop in coronavirus cases, Wuhan lockdown due to end

-- 2020-04-07 12:09:18

Mainland China reported on Tuesday a drop in new coronavirus cases after closing its borders to virtually all foreigners to curb imported infections, while the central city of Wuhan, epicentre of the...

Philippines extends coronavirus lockdown to end-April

Philippines extends coronavirus lockdown to end-April

Reuters 2020-04-07 09:51:45

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday approved the extension of lockdown and home quarantine measures covering more than half of the population, a crisis panel official said, in an effort to...

New Zealand demotes minister for lockdown breach

New Zealand demotes minister for lockdown breach

Reuters 2020-04-07 09:32:47

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday she had rejected her health minister’s offer to resign for breaching nationwide lockdown rules as doing so would jeopardise plans to slo...

Wuhan to resume operation of almost 100 trains

Wuhan to resume operation of almost 100 trains

-- 2020-04-06 22:07:42

The central Chinese city of Wuhan, once the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, will resume operation of nearly 100 passenger trains starting April 08, according to the local railway operator...

Australia paves way for temporary-visa-holder students to continue studies

Australia paves way for temporary-visa-holder students to continue studies

-- 2020-04-06 21:36:53

The Australian government has made a number of changes to temporary-visa-holder arrangements in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic to make it easier for Bangladeshi and other international stude...

Modi, lawmakers agree 30pc salary cut amid virus outbreak

Modi, lawmakers agree 30pc salary cut amid virus outbreak

-- 2020-04-06 17:41:24

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top government figures will take a 30 per cent salary cut this year, a government minister said on Monday, as the country tackles the coronavirus outbreak...

India COVID-19 death toll rises to 109

India COVID-19 death toll rises to 109

-- 2020-04-06 15:55:27

India's federal health ministry on Monday morning said the death toll due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in India rose to 109 and the total number of confirmed cases in the country reached 4,067. "As on 9...

Pakistan's COVID-19 deaths climb to 45

Pakistan's COVID-19 deaths climb to 45

-- 2020-04-06 15:43:36

The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen to 3,059 including 45 deaths in Pakistan, according to the data updated by the country's health ministry. The statistics pres...

'We're not hungry, we need masks' says Australian doctor

'We're not hungry, we need masks' says Australian doctor

-- 2020-04-06 11:47:35

Australian hospital workers on the coronavirus frontline say they daily receive letters of thanks, some people even bring them pizzas, but what they really need is proper respiratory face masks to rep...

China reports increase in new coronavirus cases

China reports increase in new coronavirus cases

Reuters 2020-04-06 10:30:00

Mainland China reported 39 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, up from 30 a day earlier, and the number of asymptomatic cases also surged, as Beijing continued to struggle to extinguish the outbreak desp...

Japan’s PM to declare state of emergency as soon as Tuesday

Japan’s PM to declare state of emergency as soon as Tuesday

-- 2020-04-06 10:23:48

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus spreading across the country, the Yomiuri newspaper reported, as the cumulativ...

Singapore quarantines 20,000 migrant workers

Singapore quarantines 20,000 migrant workers

-- 2020-04-05 20:33:11

Singapore reported 120 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, by far its highest daily rise, and quarantined nearly 20,000 migrant workers in their dormitories. Among the newly-infected 120 cases, 116 were...

Mainland China sees rise in new coronavirus cases

Mainland China sees rise in new coronavirus cases

REUTERS 2020-04-05 12:15:23

Mainland China reported 30 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, up from 19 a day earlier as the number of cases involving travellers from abroad as well as local transmissions increased, highlighting th...

The religious retreat that sparked India's major coronavirus manhunt

The religious retreat that sparked India's major coronavirus manhunt

REUTERS 2020-04-05 11:49:15

It was late on Sunday night when officials in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh received the alert. Federal authorities said they needed to track down more than 1,000 people linked to a larg...

Global COVID-19 cases top 1.2 million

Global COVID-19 cases top 1.2 million

-- 2020-04-05 11:39:27

The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide has topped 1.2 million, according to a new tally from Johns Hopkins University on Saturday evening. A total of 1,201,591 people have been diagnose...

Iran warns of virus surge after many ignore 'stay home' rules

Iran warns of virus surge after many ignore 'stay home' rules

Reuters 2020-04-05 10:28:46

A senior Iranian health official said the greater Tehran area may face a coronavirus resurgence after many residents flouted advisories to stay home, crowding streets and causing traffic jams across t...

Australia coronavirus cases stable, cruise ships sent home

Australia coronavirus cases stable, cruise ships sent home

-- 2020-04-04 15:21:35

Australia reported a sustained fall in new coronavirus infections and conducted the biggest peacetime maritime operation on Sydney Harbour on Saturday, refuelling foreign cruise ships before expelling...

Coronavirus death toll moves up to 37 in Pakistan

Coronavirus death toll moves up to 37 in Pakistan

-- 2020-04-04 14:13:54

According to the data updated by the Health Ministry of Pakistan late Friday night, the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) has risen to 2,547 in the country, with 37 deaths re...

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide exceed 1.1m

Confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide exceed 1.1m

-- 2020-04-04 13:26:13

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide has risen above 1.1 million, according to a new tally from Johns Hopkins University on Saturday, reports Xinhua.