The Financial Times reported overnight — citing documents accidentally published by the World Health Organization — that Gilead Sciences' drug remdesivir did not improve coronavirus patients' ... ( read original story ...)
Italian cruise ship in Japan has 48 coronavirus cases
Nearly 50 out of over 600 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs in Japan's Nagasaki have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising concern about the strain on the city's ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus in China, Pakistan, Afghanistan: Your Friday Briefing
We’re covering new coronavirus restrictions in China, Ramadan in Pakistan and Afghanistan’s next war. As China reopens factories and eases travel restrictions in efforts to recover after the outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s Doctors Fear Looser Restrictions During Ramadan Will Spread Coronavirus
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 ...)