The Philippines’ honorary consul general in Stockholm, Sweden died on Saturday after contracting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A report of Swedish news site Aftonbladet said Erik Belfrage, ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan Passes 10,000 Domestic Cases of COVID-19
Japanese health ministry said Sunday that 568 new cases of the coronavirus were reported the day before, bringing a domestic total to 10,361. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh funeral attracts 100,000 people, shattering coronavirus social distancing rules
A funeral for a Bangladeshi religious leader drew around 100,000 people in defiance of nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Police reported that mourners did not wear masks or gloves as they crowded the ... ( read original story ...)
Journalists in Pakistan fear lack of protective equipment
Pakistan is one of several countries where journalists are risking their lives to report on the pandemic, with little or no protective equipment. Journalists working in newsrooms, sitting side by side ... ( read original story ...)
India’s COVID-19 lockdown is among the strictest in the world but has yet to slow the spread
A little over three weeks into India's COVID-19 lockdown and with another 19 days to go, the public health benefits of locking down 1.38 billion people remain unclear. Cases and deaths continue to ... ( read original story ...)
India aviation regulator tells airlines not to take bookings
India's aviation regulator has told airlines not to take bookings as the government has not yet decided when to recommence flights after a lockdown scheduled to end on May 3. The Directorate General o ... ( read original story ...)
Birx says China has ‘moral obligation’ to be transparent in communications about coronavirus pandemic
Dr. , the White House coronavirus task force coordinator, deferred on Sunday from answering a question about whether it was “fair” for President Trump to cut off funding to the World Health ... ( read original story ...)
A $100 Billion Breather: China Banks Give Borrowers a Coronavirus Debt Holiday
China has dodged a wave of coronavirus-related defaults with a large, coordinated effort by regulators and banks to allow companies and individuals defer their loan payments. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Sent China $18M in Face Masks and Protective Gear Ahead of Shortages as Outbreak Spread Globally: Report
The U.S. Commerce Department pushed U.S. manufacturers to sell millions of dollars' worth of face masks and other personal protective equipment to China in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Arrests show Beijing sees Hong Kong crackdown as priority: activist
Suppressing Hong Kong's democracy movement is a priority for China, even in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, a top pro-democracy leader said on Sunday, a day after police arrested him and 14 ... ( read original story ...)