Hong Kong has announced a two-week extension of measures aimed at controlling the spread of the new coronavirus, including banning public gatherings of more than four people as well as keeping enterta ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to extend coronavirus-related restrictions by 14 days
Hong Kong recorded zero new cases on Monday for the first time since early March. The city has confirmed 1,025 total cases and four deaths since the outbreak began in January. Hong Kong banned public ... ( read original story ...)
‘Had to eat out of waste bin’: Indian doctor stranded in locked down Maldives
Though there are voluntary organisations that are working for people from India in the Maldives, Dr Rajakumaran says that aid is not reaching everyone in need. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Pandemic: How Bahrain and other F1 tracks are helping fight COVID-19
The engineers at the Bahrain F1 track have designed breathing devices, while Silverstone and Melbourne are assisting with their available facilities in the global fight against the Coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Bahrain latest Gulf country to announce drastic spending cuts
Bahrain will slash state spending by nearly a third to help it weather the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. 20 Apr 2020 15:31 GMT Bahrain's budget cuts come as other states in the Gulf ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia’s reopening is a high-stakes public health bet — and will likely please Trump
Trump governor's early breakout from a coronavirus shutdown is stirring fears of a deadly new wave of infections and warnings that he is derelict in his duty and acting on political motives. ( read original story ...)
In Georgia and elsewhere in South, governors begin lifting coronavirus restrictions
Some governors in the South have begun loosening restrictions put in place to contain the spread of coronavirus. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday granted businesses across the state permission to ... ( read original story ...)
Gov. Brian Kemp sets Georgia on aggressive course to reopen, putting his state at center of deepening national debate
The Republican governor said he would allow gyms, barber shops, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys, among other businesses, to reopen on Friday. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Kuwait announces 2 more deaths, 80 cases
Kuwaiti Health Minister Sheikh Basil Al Sabah, meanwhile, said that 62 more patients have recovered from COVID-19, raising to 367 the overall recoveries in the country. Image Credit: File photo Cairo: ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain Follows Saudi Arabia, Oman With Budget Cuts Amid Crisis
Bahrain became the latest nation in the oil-rich Gulf to announce drastic spending cuts, an effort to stretch the budget at a time the crash in oil prices and measures to combat the global pandemic ... ( read original story ...)