The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a $484 billion coronavirus aid package, replenishing funding to aid small businesses and provide support for hospitals and virus testing. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s stimulus to boost real GDP by 4.4%: economy minister
Japan's new economic stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic is estimated to boost real gross domestic product by about 4.4%, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus tally rises to 91 on Italian cruise ship in Japan
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 ...)