Iran’s neweath toll has risen by 92 to reach 4,869, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Thursday. Iran’s total number of cases of people infected with the new …
Recipe for disaster: Vietnam embraces kitchen nightmares in lockdown
Burnt bread, collapsed cakes and inedible potatoes: the kitchen failures of Vietnamese families in self-isolation are being shared online, with hundreds of thousands joining a Facebook group to …
Philippines reports 13 new coronavirus deaths, 207 more infections
The Philippine health ministry on Thursday reported 13 neweaths and 207 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total deaths have reached 362 while infections have increased to …
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Philippines reports 207 new COVID-19 cases, Japan to declare nationwide state of emergency
A health worker wearing a personal protective equipment disinfects the swabbing booth inside a COVID-19 mass testing center in Quezon City, the Philippines, on April 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) – …
PAGASA: Isolated rainshowers, thunderstorms expected across Philippines
The easterlies as well as localized thunderstorms are expected to bring partly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms over Metro Manila and the rest of the country on Friday, PAGASA …
Philippines Central Bank Cuts Key Rates as Covid-19 Disrupts Economy
The Philippine central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rates in an unscheduled move as the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the country’s economy.
58% of Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases locally transmitted
Around 58 per cent of Pakistan total coronavirus cases are locally transmitted, data released by the National Command and Operation Centre revealed on Thursday.
Nearly 400 Rohingya Rescued From Boat Near Bangladesh After 2 Months Adrift
Bangladesh’s coast guard said Thursday that it rescued hundreds of starving Rohingya refugees from a fishing trawler that had been drifting at sea, but a survivor said at least 28 others died during a …
Indonesia May Reach Peak of Coronavirus Infections in Early May, Says Government Adviser
Reach Peak of Coronavirus Infections in Early May, Says Government Adviser The novel coronavirus has killed 469 people and infected 5,136 others in the Southeast Asian country as of Wednesday, while …
Raincoats And Donations: Indonesia’s Doctors Battle Virus Surge
Reduced to sharing goggles and cheap raincoats, Indonesia’s under-equipped doctors are battling a tide of coronavirus infections that is overwhelming its creaky health-care system — and killing their …