Tensions rise in Tunisia as people struggle to cope with hunger and unemployment amid coronavirus outbreak.
The Straits Times
India's capital of Delhi, and its financial hub of Mumbai, have emerged as hot spots and local officials are urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend a 21-day nationwide lockdown.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Countries should be cautious about lifting lockdown measures, the World Health Organization says.
In China, despite a gradual return to normal, there are signs of a concern felt across Asia: that any recovery from the virus may be fleeting, and a new wave of infections -- and the lockdowns, death and misery they bring with them -- may be just over the horizon.
Over 1.6 million infections are confirmed in at least 184 countries and territories, including more than 100,000 deaths.
Al-Monitor
The COVID-19 pandemic has officially struck Yemen, which war and poverty have left with a health care system in shambles.
AP NEWS
NEW YORK (AP) — As hospitals scour the country for scarce ventilators to treat critically ill patients stricken by the new coronavirus, pharmacists are beginning to sound an alarm that could...
The U.S. is already in recession, but consumers are expected to continue to spend, despite job losses, according to a survey of economists.
CNET
The two companies are working together, representing most of the phones used around the world.
Though the US has not seen the peak of the outbreak yet, the trajectory is changing, experts say.
The 15-year-old boy, a Yanomami from the village of Rehebe on the Uraricoera River, died on Thursday, according to Brazil's Ministry of Health.
The Straits Times
NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD (REUTERS) - India is set to begin shipping the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to the United States where President Donald Trump has touted it as a potential weapon against the coronavirus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Lifting stay-at-home orders too soon could lead to a "deadly resurgence" and there's been an "alarming acceleration" of cases in other countries, WHO officials said.
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Papua New Guinea will need between 1000 and 30,000 hospital beds if state-of-emergency control measures are not followed.
The novel coronavirus has now infected more than 1.6 million people globally and killed more than 95,000. Follow here for live updates
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US labs that underwent huge efforts to retool for COVID-19 testing still aren’t operating at full capacity. Experts say the lack of a national strategy is largely to blame. US labs that underwent huge efforts to retool for COVID-19 testing still aren’t operating at full capacity. Experts say the lack of a national strategy is largely to blame.
Photos emerge of workers in hazmat outfits stacking coffins in a mass grave in New York City.
With cases increasing in tightly-packed dormitories, experts say Singapore offers a salutary lesson.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains why the US has so many coronavirus deaths when compared with the rest of the world.
Millions of jobs in Asia’s vital garment industry are at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Medics, opposition politicians and activists sound alarm over shortage of test kits and infrastructure challenges.
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The coronavirus pandemic will turn global economic growth "sharply negative" in 2020.
www.nature.com
Researchers warn production constraints and hoarding could limit SARS-CoV-2 vaccine supplies. Researchers warn production constraints and hoarding could limit SARS-CoV-2 vaccine supplies.
Al-Monitor
Wary of paralyzing its entire economy, Turkey’s government has balked at drastic measures against the coronavirus outbreak in Istanbul, the country’s economic powerhouse and now the epicenter of the pandemic.
