New Zealand Extends Lockdown By A Week, To Ease Measures On April 27
WELLINGTON (REUTERS)New Zealand will extend the lockdown measures in place to beat the coronavirus by a week, after which it will move to a lower level of restr
Antibody Test, Seen As Key To Reopening US, Does Not Yet Deliver
A law firm in Scottsdale, Arizona, tested employees who hoped, with the prick of a finger, to learn if they might be immune. In Laredo, Texas, community leaders
China Could Face Consequences For Outbreak, Trump Warns
US President Donald Trump says China should face unspecified consequences if it was "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic. "If it
Contaminated US Govt Labs Delayed Coronavirus Testing
Shockingly sloppy laboratory practices at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) caused contamination that rendered the United States' first co
Coronavirus: Americans Rally Against Movement Curbs Amid Growing Resentment
CONCORD • Hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday in cities across the United States against coronavirus-related lockdownswith encouragement from Presiden
Global Health Hit By WHO's Political Games: Doctors' Body
The World Health Organization played "political games" by excluding Taiwan, resulting in the agency's missteps in managing the coronavirus crisis, acc
Trump Warns China May Face Action Over Virus
United States President Donald Trump has raised the prospect that China deliberately caused the Covid-19 outbreak, saying there should be consequences if the co
Trump Says Pence Will Discuss Coronavirus Test Shortages With Governors After States Say Too Soon To Reopen US
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG)Vice President Mike Pence will discuss shortcomings in the US testing for coronavirus infections with governors on Monda
Chinese Ship Tagging Malaysian Vessel In S. China Sea: Sources
KUALA LUMPUR • A Chinese government survey ship was seen tagging an exploration vessel operated by Malaysia's state oil company Petronas in disputed waters in
Covid-19 And Asia's Jobs Crisis
Virus-driven job losses Editorial The Korea Herald, South Korea Recent data on the labour market for last month raises concerns about massive job losses driven
Four Hard Choices In Covid War
Who could have imagined that the Cold War could morph into a "cool war" and now a "Covid war"? The Cold War was fought between the United St
Trauma Lingers As Wuhan Reopens
It has been nearly a week since academic Han Lining was allowed to leave his studio apartment in Wuhan where he spent 76 days alone, but the assistant economics
Trump Pushes For Early End To Curbs As Experts Warn Of Risks
United States President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to support protesters in some states demanding an end to restrictions designed to stop the spread of the
Voting By Mail In Spotlight As US Congress Debates Securing Nov Polls
The US Congress is scrambling for ways to safeguard the Nov 3 election amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a partisan fight shaping up over a Democratic proposa
Arrests Of Prominent Activists In HK Spark Fears Of New Protests
There are fears that demonstrators in Hong Kong will take to the streets again, following yesterday's arrests of more than a dozen high-profile opposition activ
China's Revised Figures Bid To Leave No Case Undocumented: WHO
A sharp upward revision in China's coronavirus death toll on Friday was "an attempt to leave no case undocumented" after medical services in Wuhan wer
Coronavirus: Trump Discusses Pandemic With South Korea, Mexico Leaders
President Donald Trump spoke to South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday (April 18) and expressed appreciation for his country's help in procuring Covid-1
Coronavirus: Hundreds Protest Against US Rules Amid Spreading Resentment
CONCORD, UNITED STATES (AFP)Hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday (April 18) in cities across America against coronavirus-related stay-at-home ruleswith t
Coronavirus: Indonesia's Real Death Toll Likely 1,000 Already, Says Senior Medic
Indonesia's death toll from the new coronavirus has likely reached 1,000, nearly double the official figure of 535, Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) chairma
Coronavirus: New York Reports 540 Deaths, Least In Almost Two Weeks
New York's daily coronavirus deaths dropped to 540, the lowest in nearly two weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday (April 18). However, he cautioned tha