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 ...)
Indonesia confirms 327 new coronavirus cases, total 6,575
Indonesia reported 327 new cases on Sunday, taking the total number of infections to 6,575. Health ministry official Achmad Yurianto also reported 47 new deaths, taking the total to 582. The figures ... ( read original story ...)
Riders Of Destiny: Risking Life as a Child Jockey in Indonesia
Seven-year-old Sila risks life and limb as a child jockey to provide for his family on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia. Seven-year-old Sila is a child jockey supporting his family financially on the ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s real coronavirus toll likely 1,000 already, says senior medic
Indonesia's death toll from the new coronavirus has likely reached 1,000, nearly double the official figure of 535, Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) chairman Daeng Faqih was quoted saying on ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Maharashtra state allows some economic activity as national coronavirus cases top 15,000
India’s Maharashtra state, the country’s largest regional economy, will allow a limited number of sectors to resume business on Monday, after a weeks-long shutdown to slow the spread of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)