The United States will send ventilators to Ecuador and Indonesia, President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Friday after he spoke to the leaders of both countries. ( read original story ...)
Dying doctors. Too many coffins. Indonesia late in battle against coronavirus
The president’s herbal remedy didn’t work, and the cost is heavy across Indonesia: Medical workers wear raincoats and garbage bags to guard against a killer disease. Gravediggers struggle to keep up ... ( read original story ...)
In Indonesia, some doctors are fighting coronavirus in rain gear
Indonesia had one doctor for every 10,000 people at the onset of the spread of the coronavirus. Now, there are even fewer, as doctors are dying on the front lines of the pandemic without adequate ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia: The world’s most-populous Muslim nation just banned holiday travel over Ramadan
Paramedics respond to a house call at the Vladivostok medical emergency service during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on April 23 in Vladivostok, Russia. A woman wears a face mask and plastic gloves ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia travel ban leaves workers stranded during Ramadan
Millions are not allowed to leave Jakarta to travel back to hometowns before Eid holiday and now many say they can no longer afford to stay in Indonesia’s big cities. Every year during Ramadan more ... ( read original story ...)
India Nobel winner urges rescue for child workers trapped in virus lockdown
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi urged India on Friday to help rescue child labourers caught in the country's coronavirus lockdown after a young girl died of exhaustion while walking back to her ... ( read original story ...)
India’s coronavirus rickshaw spreads hygiene awareness
A local artist in the city of Chennai in southern India has converted a rickshaw into a creation resembling the novel coronavirus using mostly recycled trash. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Couple return home after month on lockdown in India
A couple have returned home after almost a month on lockdown in India where they were treated for coronavirus. Nairn and Elizabeth Lawson were on holiday in Kerala when travel restrictions were put in ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook’s big India deal portends a bruising time for SoftBank-backed Paytm
Facebook's $5.7 billion investment in Reliance promises to be the biggest headache yet for Paytm, a SoftBank-backed pioneer in India's digital payments market but which has been losing ground to ... ( read original story ...)
Franklin Templeton freezes $3bn in India funds due to coronavirus
Franklin Templeton said it would freeze a number of its fixed income mutual funds in India after the coronavirus pandemic wrought havoc on the country’s bond markets, trapping over $3bn of investor ... ( read original story ...)