WHO Under Fire: A Timeline Of The Global Body's Response To The Coronavirus Pandemic
The World Health Organization is under fire over its reaction to the coronavirus pandemic, with President Donald Trump suspending US funding to the global body.
Coronavirus: Small-business Aid Funds Run Dry In US As Programme Fails To Reach Hardest Hit
A new federal programme to help small businesses weather the coronavirus pandemic is running out of money and falling short in the industries and states most ba
Officers Who Extort Money Amid The Coronavirus Lockdown Will Be Dealt With – NPF
The Nigeria Police Force has vowed to deal mercilessly with any of its officers manning closed borders in the southwest States and take part in extortion, bruta
Doctors Come Under Attack In India As Coronavirus Stigma Grows
NEW DELHI (BLOOMBERG)Trupti Katdare was in a slum in the central Indian city of Indore when the mob attacked. She and a group of other public-health workers had
Coronavirus: Taipei Unveils Vending Machines For Surgical Masks
TAIPEIIt is now supposed to be easier to get hold of a surgical mask with vending machines dispensing them. "It's so convenient that we've this in public s
Air Pollution's Insidious Link To The Coronavirus Pandemic
Even before the pandemic struck, outdoor air pollution was linked to the deaths of as several as nine million people each year. Now two new studies show that Co
Coronavirus: Malaysia's Survivors Speak Of Fear, Pain And Second Chances In Life
KUALA LUMPURThoughts of dying raced through the mind of Tengku Amylia Tengku Perang after she contracted Covid-19 and ended up in the intensive care unit in Mal
Coronavirus: Malaysia Adds 170 New Cases To 4,987, With 82 Total Deaths
PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)Malaysia on Tuesday (April 14) recorded 170 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of confirmed infections in the cou
Thai Hospitals Protect Babies Born In A Pandemic With Face Shields
BANGKOK (AFP)Fast asleep, swaddled in a towel and snug in a pink beanie, a baby born during a pandemic in a Thai hospital needs one last item to ensure its…
Malaysia Seeing Daily Return Of Some 200 Nationals Affected By Singapore's Coronavirus Circuit Breaker
Only 200 Malaysians are recorded to have entered the country via Singapore daily, said Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said they are those who are worki
Muhyiddin To Appease Disgruntled Partners With State Agency, GLC Appointments
KUALA LUMPURA host of ruling legislators are set to be appointed to various state agencies as Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin seeks to tighten his grip over the
Philippines' Coronavirus Cases Top 5,000, 20 More Deaths
MANILA (REUTERS)The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday (April 14) reported 20 more deaths linked to the new coronavirus and 291 more cases. In a bulletin, th
Amazon Fires Two Employees Critical Of Warehouse Working Conditions Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
SEATTLE (REUTERS)Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday (April 14) that it had terminated two employees, who had criticised the working conditions at the e-commerce gia
US Bishop Who Defied Social Distancing Dies From Coronavirus, Church Says
A Virginia bishop who defied warnings about the danger of religious gatherings during the pandemic and vowed to keep preaching "unless I'm in jail or the h
Coronavirus: America's Economy Could Be Opened In Phases Amid Federal-state Tension
WASHINGTONGovernors of several states are conferring on opening up their economies again, following early signs of a slowing in the rate of new Covid-19 infecti
World Bank Warns South Asia's Economic Growth To Slump
Image copyright Getty Images Low paid workers in countries like India could bear the brunt of economic decline South Asia faces its worst economic performance i
Nigeria's Osun State Says Only One Coronavirus Patient 'missing'
The Osun State government in Nigeria has mounted a manhunt for six coronavirus patients who escaped from an isolation facility in the the town of Ejibgo. Author
Coronavirus: Zimbabwe Beer Ban U-turn, AU Leaders Meet, Cameroon Tally Booms
The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019. Cases have since been confirmed in over scores of countries across the globe.
Notice To African Presidents, COVID-19 Will Shrink Your Security Forces ǀ View
Security personnel in a number of African countries are aggressively implementing lockdown and curfew measures announced by their respective presidents. While t
China To Mourn Coronavirus Victims On April 4
BEIJING (XINHUA)China will hold a national mourning on Saturday (April 4) for citizens who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak and patients