Malaysian health officials reported 84 new cases on Sunday, taking the country’s total to 5,389. The health ministry also reported 1 new death, bringing total fatalities to 89. ( read original story ...)
What lockdown life is like for Singapore poet Alfian Sa’at and Malaysia performer Sean Ghazi
Ken Kwek hosts a Q&A session with the resident playwright of theatre company Wild Rice and artistic director of live entertainment venue Bobo KL In which he discovers more on the creative industry’s ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea relaxes some social distancing rules as new virus cases fall
South Korea extended its policy for another 16 days on Sunday but offered some relief for churches and sporting fixtures, as it reported just eight new coronavirus infections, the lowest in two months ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea records first single digit case increase in two months
A day after President Donald Trump posted a series of tweets calling for demonstrators to "LIBERATE" certain states, some of the demonstrators brandished signs with phrases like, "This is tyranny, not ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: South Korea to start relaxing some limits
SEOUL, South Korea __ South Korea’s prime minister says the country will maintain much of its social distancing guidelines until May 5 but will relax some limits. The comments by Chung Sye-kyun came ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: South Korea reports positive retests, global deaths hit 150k
Some 163 South Koreans who recovered from COVID-19 have tested positive again for the virus, public health officials said as the global death toll surpassed 150,000 Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Philippines records 12 new coronavirus deaths, 172 more cases
The Philippines’ health ministry on Sunday reported 12 neweaths and 172 new infections. The Southeast Asian country now as a total of 6,259 confirmed coronavirus cases and 409 deaths, it said in a ... ( read original story ...)
Briton fears ill father, 66, will not make Bangladesh rescue flight
Learn more Show vendors A British man whose ill father has been stranded in Bangladesh because of the pandemic has said he fears he will not make the repatriation flight because of the local lockdown. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan to keep mosques open during holy month of Ramadan
Associated Press Even as Pakistan’s daily confirmed cases inches upward, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government buckled to pressure on Saturday from religious clerics and refused to order the closure ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: pregnant Hong Kong mother stuck in Pakistan asks when, if ever, will she get help?
Somera Khan was visiting relatives in a remote village outside Islamabad when the country suddenly went into lockdown With just weeks before her baby is due, she is desperate to return home, but ... ( read original story ...)