Indonesia confirmed on Thursday 380 new infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 5,516, said a health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. Yurianto reported 27 new deaths, taking ... ( read original story ...)
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 ... ( read original story ...)
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 ... ( read original story ...)
Hit by Sharp Ad Decline, India’s Newspapers Cut Jobs and Salaries
India's vibrant newspaper industry that reaches tens of millions of readers daily has been ravaged by declining advertising revenues due to a nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus, pushing ... ( read original story ...)
Tabhlighi Jamat: India arrests religious leader over Covid-19 outbreak
Indian authorities have arrested the head of the Tablighi Jamaat, Muhammad Saad Khandalvi, after a gathering held by the organisation in Delhi spawned Covid-19 clusters across India. Police say the ... ( read original story ...)
Deep Connection: Virus Takes India’s Spiritual Retreats Online
Religious rituals are being performed behind closed doors worldwide, with mosques, churches and other spiritual sites closed and the Pope even live-streaming his Easter blessing. Along the sacred ... ( read original story ...)
Gail India sells U.S. LNG cargo loading from Cove Point in May: sources
GAIL (India) has sold a liquefi (LNG) cargo for loading from the Cove Point terminal in Maryland in the United States in May, three industry sources said on Wednesday. It sold the cargo on a ... ( read original story ...)
China Hawks in Congress Want Beijing to Pay Compensation For Coronavirus Pandemic
Lawmakers have put forward bills and resolutions that would enable Americans to seek damages from the Chinese government. ( read original story ...)
Kicked Out of China
As the coronavirus escalated to a worldwide crisis, China expelled our journalists — and surveilled our correspondents to thwart their reporting before they left. Hosted by Michael Barbaro, produced ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Japan expands emergency; China denies allegation
Japan's prime minister is planning to expand a state of emergency to the entire country from just Tokyo and other urban areas as the coronavirus continues to spread ... ( read original story ...)