Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a plan to gradually ease restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic as deaths and infections fall. ( read original story ...)
Erdogan begins to ease Turkey’s coronavirus restrictions
Turkey will start easing coronavirus containment measures from Monday, President Tayyip Erdogan said, lifting inter-city travel restrictions in seven provinces and easing a curfew imposed on senior ... ( read original story ...)
Japan extends virus state of emergency until May 31
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday extended a state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of May, warning it was too soon to begin relaxing restrictions. But Abe said a review of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s health system exposed as empty hospitals reject Covid-19 patients
In some cases, patients have been turned away from dozens of hospitals, even though Japan, with fewer than 15,000 cases, has relatively few Covid-19 patients. It also has more hospital beds a head ... ( read original story ...)
Asia virus latest: Japan extends emergency; Malaysia eases curbs
Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the coronavirus pandemic: - Japan extends virus emergency - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe extended a state of emergency until the end of May, ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia calls for ‘equal access’ to coronavirus medicine for developing countries
Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on Monday for "equal access" for developing countries to medicine to treat the new coronavirus, as global cases pass three million. ( read original story ...)
Monkey riding tiny bicycle attacks toddler in Indonesia
The animal was performing a stunt when it turned on a family of onlookers and started dragging their child down the street. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s anti-China rhetoric aimed at boosting US leverage
The Trump administration is making ever louder pronouncements casting blame on China for the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to sidestep domestic criticism of the ... ( read original story ...)
China Tried to Indoctrinate U.S. Students to Spread Communist Party Propaganda, Slow Coronavirus Research, Republicans Say
A group of congressional Republicans have accused China of seeking to spread Communist Party propaganda and slow U.S. coronavirus research through the indoctrination of American students. The ranking ... ( read original story ...)
China province launches anti-racism push after outrage
China's southern Guangdong province has launched a raft of anti-discrimination policies targeting businesses and venues after a heavy-handed crackdown on the African community sparked international ... ( read original story ...)