Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that a four-day lockdown would be imposed in 31 cities from Thursday as part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Istanbul Death Toll Hints Turkey Is Hiding a Wider Coronavirus Calamity
Istanbul recorded 2,100 more deaths over recent years between March and April, The Times found, suggesting a hidden toll. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: RAF plane en route to Turkey amid row over NHS kit
An RAF aircraft has departed the UK for Turkey to pick up a delayed delivery of protective kit amid a row over a shortage in the NHS. The plane left at around 17:00 BST on Monday to collect 400,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Syrian government of violating Idlib ceasefire
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - said on Monday that the Syrian government was violating a ceasefire in the northwestern Idlib region, warning that Damascus would suffer “heavy losses” if it persisted. Turkey and ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus closes in on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s cramped, unprepared camps
Coronavirus is spreading quickly in densely populated Bangladesh, despite a nationwide shutdown put in place a month ago. This preventive measure has proven challenging to implement due to lack of ... ( read original story ...)
India coronavirus: Can the Covid-19 lockdown spark a clean air movement?
As urban Indians gazed at the skies and breathed inside their homes, researchers hunkered down to track data on how the grinding lockdown - now extended to 3 May - was i ... ( read original story ...)
India partially eases lockdown, but effort falters
Absent staff and broken supply chains scuppered efforts by some Indian industries to restart Monday, weeks after the government ordered a nationwide shutdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Factories Tip-Toe Back After India Partially Lifts Its Lockdown
India’s industrialists are tentatively reopening their factories, as the government eases the world’s biggest lockdown to revive an economy that was slowing even before the coronavirus outbreak.Ajit ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Infosys Suspends FY Revenue Forecast on Coronavirus Blow
India's Infosys suspended its full-year 2021 revenue forecast on Monday, joining its software outsourcing rivals in flagging a hit to its business as the coronavirus pandemic freezes client activity ... ( read original story ...)
GOP Lawmaker Asks USDA to Reconsider Importing Chinese Citrus Fruits, Says ‘We Cannot Trust’ China’s Government
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us all firsthand that we cannot trust the word of the Chinese government," Collins wrote Monday. ( read original story ...)