PPE is essential for protecting front-line workers exposed to Covid-19, and without it workers are concerned they could catch or spread the virus. Amid a row over the procurement of PPE in April, the ... ( read original story ...)
All 400,000 gowns flown from Turkey for NHS fail UK standards
Health department understood to be returning shipment of PPE and seeking refund ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines economy unexpectedly shrinks in first quarter as virus hits demand
The Philippines' economic growth unexpectedly shrank in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic brought domestic consumption and business activity to a grinding halt. ( read original story ...)
Cruise Under Investigation For Spreading Coronavirus Headed to Philippines to Bring Crew Home
The Philippine coast guard said Thursday the Ruby Princess will drop anchor in Manila Bay, where at least 16 other luxury cruise ships have converged since last month while waiting for more than 5,000 ... ( read original story ...)
United States’ Khalilzad to Meet Taliban in Qatar, Visit India, Pakistan
The Taliban have mounted more than 4,500 attacks since signing the Feb. 29 deal, according to data seen by Reuters. The provinces hardest hit are ones with the most COVID-19 infec ... ( read original story ...)
India gas leak: At least three dead after Visakhapatnam accident
Three people have died, with hundreds of others taken ill, after a gas leak in south India. The leak, in the city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state, has been traced to a polymer factory. ( read original story ...)
Gas leak at chemical factory in India kills at least nine and hospitalises hundreds
Styrene gas leaked from the LG Polymers plant, part of the Korean conglomerate LG, in Andra Pradesh state ... ( read original story ...)
India now has 52,952 cases of coronavirus, death toll 1783: health ministry
The number of coronavirus infections rose to 52,952 in India, up by 3,561 over the previous day, the health ministry said on Thursday, with no signs of abating despite a strict weeks-long lockdown in ... ( read original story ...)
5 dead, hundreds in hospital after gas leak at India chemical plant
At least five people have been killed and several hundred hospitalised after a gas leak at a chemicals plant in southeastern India, police said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
India’s central bank could further slash interest rate at which it borrows from commercial banks
Indian banks are likely to face asset quality issues, and could see as much as a 4% increase in bad debts, according to Indranil Sen Gupta, chief economist at Bank of America Securities. ( read original story ...)