Pakistan’s doctors are expressing alarm at the prime minister’s decision to allow mosques to hold community prayers during the month of Ramadan and for many shops and offices to reopen as early as ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia bans air, sea travel until June over virus fears
Indonesia will ban all air and sea travel until June, officials said Thursday, in an apparent effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus during the holiest period on the Islamic calendar. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Is social distancing an oxymoron in India?
Health experts and governments across the world have been advising people to practice social distancing to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus. In India too, we are constantly being told to ... ( read original story ...)
India should begin easing its lockdown. Too many are suffering.
If the current numbers hold, the lockdown would have been effective and the one-size-fits-all approach will have to be reassessed. ( read original story ...)
Chinese investors flummoxed by India’s new foreign investment rules
India's plan to screen foreign direct investments from neighbouring countries has Chinese firms concerned that such scrutiny will affect their projects and delay deals in one of Asia's most lucrative ... ( read original story ...)
Why Facebook Is Betting Big on India
Facebook is making its single biggest investment in India’s Reliance Jio. The move could impact the online future of the world’s largest democracy. ( read original story ...)
China’s coronavirus cases may have been 4 times what officials reported, Hong Kong study finds
A study by Hong Kong researchers, according to The Guardian, is claiming China's c cases may have been four times what officials reported. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 count revisions in China suggest it’s more contagious than thought
Studies published this week provide a clearer picture of the scope of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, suggesting that the virus is more contagious than thought -- but that social distancing can work ... ( read original story ...)
Europe ‘wary of confronting China over Covid deaths’
Officials believe figures are being under-reported but are wary of openly pointing the finger. ( read original story ...)
Suing China over the coronavirus won’t help. Here’s what can work.
Even if Congress were to strip China of its immunity, lawsuits against China are unlikely ever to result in payments to Americans injured by covid-19. ( read original story ...)