Asia Pacific

Bookings continue for 2021 even as passengers on coronavirus infected cruise ships are still stranded at sea

Passengers from Argentina continue their struggle to head back home because of the severe restrictions in the country to allow them back

Apr 13, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles takes her pants off in viral handstand challenge

Viral handstand challenge has been performed by a lot of celebrities on social media

Apr 13, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

World's biggest water fight cancelled as Thailand combats Coronavirus

Thailand has reported 2,579 confirmed cases and 40 fatalities since the Coronavirus outbreak began in January

Apr 13, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Decrease in commuters falls short of target needed to control Coronavirus, says Tokyo governor

Tokyo governor has confirmed that the number of coronavirus infections in the city increased by 91 on Monday

Apr 13, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: FBI probes international N95 masks scam; 39 million masks promised by scamsters for $9m

Health care union and a businessman were roped in by the scamsters based in Kuwait and Australia

Apr 13, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

'Ghosts' patrol streets in Indonesia to keep citizens indoors during the coronavirus lockdown

Indonesian folktale ghosts called 'Pocongs', have been deployed at Kepuh in java Island that jump in front of people to scare them so that people stay indoors during the lockdown

Apr 13, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

South Korea to ship 600,000 coronavirus testing kits to US: report

Upon the US President's request, South Korea is set to send around 600,000 testing kits to the US, said officials on Monday

Apr 13, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Imported coronavirus? Half of China's new infection reports linked to one international flight

A fight from Russia to Shanghai has carried Chinese nationals and more than half of these passengers tested positive after they landed in China

Apr 13, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

New Zealand, Australia say too soon to ease restrictions despite coronavirus slowdown

New Zealand and Australia believe that it is too soon to lift the lockdown despite the signs of success while combating the coronavirus

Apr 13, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

China is not secure from Coronavirus; Heilongjiang province becomes the new battleground

China reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in weeks and imposed stricter restrictions for cities which are located near the China- Russia border

Apr 13, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

China lied to the world about coronavirus outbreak, says former FDA commissioner

Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has gone on record to say China lied to the world about the coronavirus outbreak.

Apr 13, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus