South Koreans will be required to wear masks when using public transportation and taxis nationwide starting Tuesday as health authorities look for more ways to slow the spread of the coronavirus as ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea to send masks to Korean adoptees living abroad
Stella Kim and Mahalia Dobson South Korea will this week send 370,000 face masks to Korean adoptees living in 14 countries severely affected by the coronavirus, with about 60 percent going to the ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar army accused of new atrocities in attack on Rakhine village
That night in March, he recalls, residents from Tin Ma village, in Rakhine state, clambered anxiously into boats, crossed the river, then trekked through foothills to seek refuge in the relative ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand enters global race for vaccine with trials on monkeys
Thailand is conducting tests on macaque monkeys as it races to produce a cheaper, alternative coronavirus vaccine it hopes will be ready by 2021, a top researcher said Monday. More than 100 candidate ... ( read original story ...)
Iran reopens key shrines after two-month virus closure
Iran on Monday reopened major Shiite shrines across the Islamic republic, more than two months after they were closed because of the Middle East's deadliest novel coronavirus outbreak. Shrines were ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines posts five new coronavirus deaths, 284 infections
The Philippines' health ministry on Monday reported five additional novel coronavirus deaths and 284 more infections, the largest daily increase of cases in two weeks. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe: to lift state of emergency for all of Japan today
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the state of emergency will be lifted for all of Japan, and that the country managed to get the spread of the virus under control in under two ... ( read original story ...)
Japan May Have Beaten Coronavirus Without Lockdowns or Mass Testing. But How?
No restrictions were placed on residents’ movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lifts state of emergency after fall in coronavirus cases
Shinzō Abe’s move comes as virus is seemingly contained, despite criticism of initial response ... ( read original story ...)
German Cases Rise; Japan Lifts Emergency: Virus Update
The number of new coronavirus cases in Germany rose slightly, while a hard-hit region in Italy that includes the financial capital Milan reported zero fatalities for the first time. ( read original story ...)