A medical staff member wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) vaccinates a baby, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia May 13, 2020. Antara ... ( read original story ...)
Health groups ask India to rescind Gilead’s patents for COVID-19 drug remdesivir
Two health advocacy groups have written to the Indian government asking it to rescind patents given to Gilead Sciences for the drug remdesivir so it can be distributed more fairly to coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Windsor, Ont. trucker stuck in India as citizens prioritized for repatriation
Windsor truck driver Prateek Gupta travelled to India in February to attend his brother's wedding, not ever thinking he'd have so much trouble returning back home. ( read original story ...)
India Follows China’s Lead to Widen Use of Coronavirus Tracing App
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is aggressively pushing a state-backed contact tracing app to fight the spread of COVID-19, raising fears that the world's second-most populous nation is on its way to ... ( read original story ...)
India’s investment policy upsets Xiaomi, Oppo’s consumer finance plans
Tougher scrutiny of foreign investment in India has soured the plans of China's smartphone manufacturers seeking to expand beyond selling hardware for a bigger share of the South Asian country's ... ( read original story ...)
India’s online learning start-up Byju’s expects more paid users even after schools reopen
Online learning will become a habit for many students due to the current pandemic that has shuttered schools, according to CEO Byju Raveendran. ( read original story ...)
Remdesivir: Five India and Pakistan firms to make drug to ‘fight coronavirus’
A US pharmaceutical firm has signed agreements with drug makers in South Asia to expand supply of the drug remdesivir for treating Covid-19. The agreement between Gilead and five generic ... ( read original story ...)
From France to China, nations worry about low rates of coronavirus infection
"Without a vaccine, the herd immunity alone will not be enough to avoid a second wave at the end of the lockdown," French researchers said. ( read original story ...)
Trump says he’s very disappointed in China-Fox Business Network
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was very disappointed in China after the novel coronavirus broke out soon after the two countries agreed on a Phase 1 trade deal. ( read original story ...)
Pandas in Canada zoo to return to China after shortage of their favorite bamboo
Eric Baculinao and Reuters The Calgary Zoo in Canada is sending two giant pandas back to China years ahead of schedule after difficulties importing the bamboo they eat due to coronavirus-related ... ( read original story ...)