TOKYO, (Reuters) - As many as 91 crew of an Italian cruise ship docked in Japan's southwestern port of Nagasaki are infected with coronavirus, officials said on Friday, as questions persist over how ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of doctors in Bangladesh infected with coronavirus
Like many countries, Bangladesh is also grappling with a severe shortage of personal protective equipment for its health workers [Mahmud Hossain Opu/Al Jazeera] Dhaka, Bangladesh-As coronavirus cases ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh to turn back new Rohingya refugee boats: minister
Bangladesh will not accept two boats carrying hundreds of reportedly starving Rohingya refugees, the country's foreign minister said Thursday as calls grew to rescue the Muslim outcasts. Bangladesh ... ( read original story ...)
Banned cricket hero Shakib auctions bat for Bangladesh virus victims
Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, banned in October for failing to report a match-fixing attempt, raised almost $24,000 for the country's coronavirus campaign by auctioning the bat he used to ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Indonesia bans all travel as Ramadan starts
The Philippine government on Friday morning extended a strict lockdown in greater Manila and several other cities and provinces considered at “high risk” from the coronavirus for another three weeks. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia to Ban Air, Sea Travel to Early June: Officials
Indonesia will temporarily ban domestic and international air and sea travel, with some exceptions, starting Friday to prevent a further spread of the coronavirus, Transport Ministry officials said on ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus lockdown: Nobel prize economist says India must do more for poor
Abhijit Banerjee says India should be more aggressive about spending money to bail out its poor. ( read original story ...)
India coronavirus: The woman who pushed for homemade masks
This was a change from the earlier position that only people who were infected should wear masks. Behind India's policy change and a push for mass use of homemade masks for more than a billion people ... ( read original story ...)
Franklin Templeton India winds up six credit funds amid COVID-19 crisis
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund on Thursday announced the closure of its six credit funds due to liquidity issues amid the coronavirus crisis. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus lockdown and drug ‘hijack’ raises India malaria fears
In the months before the monsoon rains come pouring down in June, 47,000 healthcare workers would usually fan out across the state of Odisha in north-east India, trekking through thick jungle to help ... ( read original story ...)