MANDALAY—Nearly 4,000 Myanmar migrant workers who were working in China have flooded into border checkpoints in Kachin State since last Thursday, where they were transferred to government facilities ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar to receive Swiss-made COVID-19 test machine, expand testing capability this month
The health ministry is also expanding the number of labs and locations available to conduct testing. By next week, the Department of Medical Research in Yangon is expected to be able to test samples ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand begins mass vaccination of horses to curb African Horse Sickness spread
Thailand began vaccinating some 4,000 horses on Monday in a bid to contain the spread, a disease that only affects horses and other equine animals. More than 200 horses in seven provinces have died ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus lockdown boosts numbers of Thailand’s rare sea turtles
Largest number of nests of leatherbacks found in two decades as beaches emptied ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Death Toll From New Coronavirus Outbreak Rises by 91 to 5,209: Health Ministry Official
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran reached 5,209 on Monday with 91 deaths in the past twenty four hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on ... ( read original story ...)
Iran opens up as economic woes trump virus infection fears
Iran has begun opening intercity highways and major shopping centers to stimulate its sanctions-choked economy ... ( read original story ...)
Iran lets more businesses reopen as virus toll rises
Iran on Monday reported 91 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, as the government allowed more economic activity to resume after a gradual reopening in the past 10 days. The sanctions-hit country ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: ‘Low confidence’ over arrival of PPE from Turkey
There is "relatively low confidence" a delayed delivery of 400,000 protective gowns will arrive on Monday, a senior NHS figure has said. The consignment had been expected to arrive from Turkey on ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Coronavirus Crisis Grows as Infections Exceed China’s
Turkey has now recorded the highest number of cases outside of the United States and Europe. Can it juggle the crisis and a crumbling economy? ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Says Over 13,000 People Linked to Coronavirus Cluster Tested Negative
A man holds a rice bag after getting rice from an automatic rice dispensing machine, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/KhamReuters ... ( read original story ...)