Experts warn fragile healthcare systems in many nations could be overwhelmed in the face of a severe COVID-19 outbreak.
Asia Times
(ATF) Hong Kong: Financial markets were off lows but investors remained nervous on Wednesday after the oil-induced collapse in equities, as the earnings season gave little by way of earnings v…
The spread of today's scourge may seem breathtaking in its scale and carnage, but in some ways we are lucky. We could be dealing with a modern-day plague with global deaths measured in their hundreds of millions.
The Christian Science Monitor
Somalilandâs women are building gyms, joining leagues, and running races, showing their neighbors they can be both devout Muslims and athletes.
The Straits Times
BANGALORE - For four weeks, Mr Balappa has woken up anxious about how to feed his children. "I spend most of my day looking for rice. I can't look my wife in the eye anymore," the construction worker said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
"This virus will be with us for a long time," warns the head of the World Health Organization.
Experts say preemptive steps and drastic containment measures appear to be paying off in the fight against coronavirus.
The Straits Times
PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - There has not been a mass return of Malaysian workers from Singapore yet following the Singapore government's decision to extend its circuit breaker measures to contain the coronavirus until June 1, said Malaysia's Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Wednesday (April 22).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
According to the group that discovered the list, they are being shared by right-wing extremists.
gulfnews.com
COVID-19: Stories of poor migrant workers affected by the lockdown shared on Twitter
The heads of the United Nations’ major agencies have issued a warning of the risk of COVID-19 to the world’s most vulnerable countries. International donors have pledged around a quarter of the US$2 billion the UN requested in the Global Humanitarian Response Plan for COVID-19 in March.
The Straits Times
Singapore News -He called on all Singaporeans to stay home as far as possible, and urged those who have to go out to do so alone and not as a group or with family.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
the Guardian
Singapore extends lockdown after cases rise; Donald Trump signals immigration ban; Oktoberfest cancelled; US oil market collapses
Newshub
"It is probable, likely, that the virus is of animal origin."
Pollution and greenhouse gas emissions have decreased across the globe, as countries strive to contain the spread of the coronavirus by ordering people to stay at home. Among the many unknown facts about this new virus is what kind of long-term impact it will have on the environment. Since the outbreak in December 2019 and the subsequent pandemic, businesses have shuttered, airlines have slashed services, and more and more people are working from home or not working at all, cutting traffic to a minimum. The global shutdown has inadvertently become an experiment in the reduction of greenhouse
Movement restriction imposed to curb COVID-19 spread but critics say it left no realistic provision for emergency care.
AP NEWS
NEW YORK (AP) — The streets are eerily quiet. Barely a soul walks by. But when Rabbi Shmuel Plafker arrives at the cemetery, it’s buzzing: Vans pulling in with bodies aboard, mounds of dirt piling...
the Guardian
MPs expected to approve plans for ‘virtual’ sittings of the Commons as questions continue over PPE provision
the Guardian
The price of US crude has gone negative for the first time in history. How did it happen – and what does it mean?
No takeaways, no shopping in clothes stores and definitely no surfing for exercise; living under level four lockdown in New Zealand is a lot different to Australia's current limitations. Here's how the two nations compare.
Italy's civil protection service says 108,237 people are either being treated in hospital or are recovering at home.
AP NEWS
NEW YORK (AP) — Calling nursing homes ground zero of the coronavirus crisis, federal officials said Monday they plan to start tracking and publicly sharing information on infections and deaths in...
AP NEWS
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing and at least one other U.S. heavy-equipment manufacturer resumed production Monday amid pressure from President Donald Trump to reopen the economy and resistance from...
The World Health Organization (WHO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with support from UNICEF are set to work with telecommunication companies to text people directly on their mobile phones with vital health messaging to help protect them from COVID-19. These text messages will reach billions of people that aren’t able to connect to the internet for information.
the Guardian
Herd immunity hopes hit by WHO report suggesting 2%-3% infected without realising it
