Manila, Philippines — With a little more than a week left before the scheduled end of the Philippines’s strict community quarantine measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the country is …
Vietnam relaxes virus restrictions as cases plateau
Communist Vietnam eased social distancing measures Thursday, with experts pointing to a decisive response involving mass quarantines and expansive contact tracing for the apparent success in …
Japan rejected lockdown because virus will resurge, says expert
The doctor leading Japan’s response to coronavirus has defended the decision not to implement a national lockdown, saying that elimination of the virus was impossible and it was necessary to limit the …
Japan’s coronavirus shutdowns pummel service, factory sectors: PMIs
Japan’s services sector shrank at a record pace in April, while factories also fell quiet across the country due to the widening fallout from the coronavirus pandemic as an economic contraction …
14 More Crew Have Virus On Cruise Ship Docked In Japan
At least 48 crew aboard a cruise ship docked in the Japanese city of Nagasaki have tested positive for coronavirus, local authorities said Thursday after confirming 14 additional cases. The Costa …
Japan reports 14 more coronavirus cases on Italian cruise ship
Fourteen more coronavirus infections have been confirmed on the docked for repairs in Japan, a local official said on Thursday, bringing the total to at least 48. Half of them were cooks and the other …
Gavaskar says India could host T20 World Cup
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar said India could host this year’s Twenty20 World Cup instead of Australia if the coronavirus crisis eases in the subcontinent. With India set to host the 2021 edition, Gav …
‘Mission Dharavi’: Virus Battleground In India’s Biggest Slum
The 125,000 slum-dwellers living under a lockdown so strict that drones monitor their moves and alert police if they attempt to leave home are at the heart of India’s push to contain coronavirus. But …
China’s cash-strapped poor seek more debt as coronavirus hits job prospects
Demand for consumer loans is picking up in China, especially among the less affluent, highlighting a group that some say could use more support during the coronavirus-induced economic downturn.
Coronavirus World News: U.S. Blames China for Fake Warnings of a Lockdown
American intelligence officers told The New York Times that Chinese operatives helped push messages — on social media and via text messages — that falsely warned of a lockdown in the United States.