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Almost 700 Singapore citizens, residents evacuated from India

Practically 700 Singapore residents have already been evacuated from India, immediately after many made much...

South Korea information recovered COVID-19 sufferers testing positive again

South Korean officials about Friday (Apr 10) reported 91 patients thought cleared of COVID-19 had...

Jakarta imposes partial lockdown as COVID-19 circumstances surge

Soldiers and police reach the roads of Indonesia's capital Jakarta Friday (Apr 10) to enforce...

India's COVID-19 alleviation plan could leave thousands without food aid: Activists

Tens of millions of Indians stand to see few advantages from a COVID-19 relief package...

China studies 46 new coronavirus circumstances, up from 42 a day earlier

China on Saturday (Apr 11) reported a growth in new coronavirus situations, as authorities make...

COVID-19 outbreak forces famous Hong Kong snake meat restaurant to shut

A famous Hong Kong snake meat restaurant, She Wong Yee, will shut its doors this...

Hong Kong tourism chief pins hopes on COVID-19 recovery starting by July

The impact of COVID-19 on Hong Kong's tourism sector is unprecedented and metropolis can hope...

Major Indian cities make mask-wearing compulsory amid coronavirus fears

Hundreds of millions of men and women in India, including in its two most significant...

Thailand reports 54 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths

Thailand reported 54 new COVID-19 cases and 2 more deaths on Thursday (Apr 9), including...

North Korea testing, quarantining for COVID-19: WHO

North Korea, one of only a small number of countries not to have reported confirmed...

Japan declares COVID-19 state of emergency, prepares practically US$1 trillion stimulus

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (Apr 7) declared a state of emergency to...

Indonesian capital Jakarta to close schools, workplaces to curb coronavirus outbreak

Authorities in the Indonesian capital Jakarta will impose large-scale social restrictions including closures of schools...

COVID-19: Jakarta's low-wage personnel hard hit by layoffs, forced unpaid leave

Mr Haekal Anshori, a worker in a tiny T-shirt printing shop, has been trying to...

Philippines extends COVID-19 lockdown, house quarantine to end-April

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday (Apr 7) approved the extension of lockdown and home...

Indian medics say COVID-19 critics being muzzled

Indian authorities are facing developing complaints from doctors who say their criticism of the response...

Zero COVID-19 deaths reported in China for the very first time since January

No COVID-19 deaths were reported in China on Tuesday (Apr 7), the 1st time since...