The Philippines’ health ministry on Friday reported 25 neweaths and 218 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total confirmed cases have increased to 5,878 while 387 people ... ( read original story ...)
‘Please avoid going out,’ Japan’s Abe appeals as coronavirus crisis widens
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a forceful appeal to the nation on Friday to stay indoors to avoid further coronavirus contagion, in his starkest remarks since the crisis began. New cases hit ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports most coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia
Indonesia reported on Friday 407 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number to 5,923 and surpassing the Philippines as the country with the highest number of infections in Southeast Asia. The ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Sudbury couple stranded in India ‘relieved’ to be home
A British couple who spent days in "grim" conditions after contracting Covid-19 in India have said they are "relieved" to be back home. Steven Hancock and Ann Williams, from Suffolk, travelled to ... ( read original story ...)
‘Hustlers’ studio STX Entertainment to merge with India’s Eros
STX Entertainment, the startup film company that hoped to become the next major Hollywood studio, will merge with an Indian media and entertainment company. Burbank-based STX, known for movies ... ( read original story ...)
China grows as campaign theme during pandemic
China's relationship with the U.S. and its role in the coronavirus pandemic that's brought the world to a standstill is growing into a central political theme for Republicans up and down the ballot in ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: China updates death toll in Wuhan, adds 1,300 to total
Rumors of more victims in China have been fueled by pictures of long lines of people waiting to collect ashes of cremated relatives. ( read original story ...)
U.S. appeals to China to revise export rules on coronavirus medical gear
The United States has asked China to revise new export quality control rules for protective equipment needed in the coronavirus outbreak so they are not an obstacle to timely supplies, a spokesman for ... ( read original story ...)
NKorea flouts sanctions through China shipping: UN report
North Korea sharply stepped up trade in coal and oil products last year in defiance of UN sanctions through the apparent help of China's shipping industry, a UN panel said Friday. Publishing ... ( read original story ...)
Amid international skepticism, China defends its official data after revising Wuhan death toll upward by 50 percent
China revised its official coronavirus death toll in Wuhan, the original epicenter of the outbreak, by around 50 percent on Friday, citing new statistical evidence that has emerged as the city begins ... ( read original story ...)