As the coronavirus began to wreak havoc around the world in mid-March, returning travellers and students caused a spike of cases in Hong Kong. With a record 65 new cases announced on March 27, this ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan export orders seen dropping faster in March as pandemic hits tech demand: Reuters poll
Taiwan’s export orders likely fell for a third straight month in March and at a much faster pace, a Reuters poll showed, as the coronavirus pandemic hurts global demand for electronics which are ... ( read original story ...)
The president of Taiwan outlined how the state contained the coronavirus spread with less than 400 confirmed cases
Global crises test the fabric of the international community, stretching us at the seams and threatening to tear us apart," president Tsai wrote. ( read original story ...)
Combating the Coronavirus, Bahrain Offers Health & Economic Success Story
Bahrain recorded is first COVID-19 case, when a school bus driver who had recently traveled home from pilgrimage in Iran by way of Dubai tested positive. Alarm bells immediately went off. ( read original story ...)
Mongolia reports 373 negative tests for COVID-19
ULAN BATOR, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia conducted 373 tests for COVID-19 on Thursday and the results were all negative, according to the country's National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD). "A ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Singapore spike reveals scale of migrant worker infections
Singapore has seen its biggest number of new cases in a single day, driven by increased testing of foreign workers. Once praised for its success in containing the virus, Singapore is now facing a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Disinfecting Robot Trialled In Virus Fight
Singapore researchers have invented a disinfecting robot with an arm that mimics human movement, to help take the load off overworked cleaners during the coronavirus pandemic. The "XDBOT" is a ... ( read original story ...)
Leap in cases reveals Singapore’s growing problem
Mass testing has revealed the extent of the spread amongst Singapore's migrant worker community. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live updates: Singapore reports new record high of 728 cases
Most of Singapore's new cases were foreign workers who are housed in dormitories, at which several infection clusters have been found. ( read original story ...)
Lives Lost: Holocaust survivor was Israel’s 1st virus victim
As a child in Hungary, Arie Even survived the Holocaust by taking shelter along with his mother and brother after his father was shipped to a notorious ... ( read original story ...)