Asia Pacific

Oxford University's Coronavirus vaccine could be given to UK volunteers 'within the next week or so'

UK trial participants are expected to be given the first dose of a potential COVID-19 vaccine within the next week

Apr 18, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Who is Jennings Staley? Doctor gets arrested for selling hydroxychloroquine to Coronavirus patients

San Diego physician Jennings Staley is now facing criminals charges after he tried to sell hydroxychloroquine

Apr 18, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Like in Wuhan, people are collapsing on streets in Harbin; China enforces emergency lockdown

As Heilongjiang emerges as the epicentre of the outbreak, reports of people collapsing on the streets surface on social media.

Apr 18, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

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Photos capture North Korea ships' sanctions busting in Chinese waters: UN report

The annual report to the U.N. Security Council by independent sanctions monitors said North Korea continued to flout council resolutions

Apr 18, 2020

By Reuters

Chinese barred from Aussie supermarket? Here's the truth behind viral video

Viral video shared on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp shows a man of Asian origin having an altercation with fellow shoppers

Apr 18, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

Kenyan Governor Mike Sonko puts mini bottles of Hennessy in coronavirus care packages (watch video)

'Alcohol plays a big role in killing the coronavirus and any sort of virus,' says Sonko

Apr 17, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary

As North Korea claims no coronavirus cases, Kim Jong Un's absence from key celebration sparks speculation

Kim Jong Un gives founder Kim Il Sung's 108th birth anniversary celebrations a miss, raising questions about his health

Apr 17, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Coronavirus patients receiving Remdesivir anti-viral drug recovering quickly: Report

Early reports revealed that remdesivir, developed by Gilead sciences could be the closest to commercial launch

Apr 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Japan PM Shinzo Abe urges people to avoid going out as Coronavirus cases rise in the country

The deadly virus outbreak has infected more than 2 million people in over 170 countries around the world

Apr 17, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference after the European Union's Informal Summit in Salzburg, Austria, Sept. 20, 2018. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan/IANS)

From French President to UK Foreign Secretary: Politicians around the world question China's tackling of Coronavirus

Frech President Macron said it was 'naive' to suggest that China had dealt better with the Coronavirus crisis

Apr 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

China claims there has been no cover-up on Coronavirus outbreak

The coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world and it probably originated from the Chinese city of Wuhan

Apr 17, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

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US President Donald Trump claims other countries are covering up Coronavirus death tolls

While focusing on China, which has been accused of downplaying the Coronavirus pandemic's reach, Trump said countries are lying about the number of coronavirus deaths

Apr 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Is UK hiding Coronavirus death toll? Leaked documents reveal NHS doctors are asked not to list COVID-19 on MCCD

UK reported more than 104,000 infection cases and over 13,000 Coronavirus deaths but newly leaked documents reveal how the death toll could be different

Apr 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus