Asia Pacific

Japan is going to announce Coronavirus emergency for the capital Tokyo and six other prefectures

The prime minister of Japan is going to declare a state of emergency in the capital Tokyo and another six prefectures

Apr 7, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

China reports no new deaths due to Coronavirus as residents in Wuhan can leave home from Wednesday

China reported no new death on Tuesday since death figures started publishing, the country is concerned about the second wave of infections

Apr 7, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Coronavirus

Did China issue urgent lockdown orders in Hubei after surge in new Coronavirus cases?

Human rights activist Jennifer Zeng shared a post on Twitter suggesting Chinese government officials have issued emergency lockdown orders in Hubei

Apr 7, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

Cardinal George Pell walks free as Australian High Court dismisses sex abuse charges against him

The former Vatican Treasurer accused of sexually abusing two choir boys has walked free from the hail after being cleared of all charges

Apr 7, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

When China turned on damage control mode, media helped country with misleading Coronavirus news

Chinese media tweaked news about Cooronavirus and helped China to mislead the whole world about COVID-19 outbreak

Apr 7, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus Fake news

JK Rowling followed this breathing technique to recover from COVID-19 type respiratory symptoms

Rowling said she had symptoms similar to coronavirus, though she did not get herself tested

Apr 6, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

Singapore unveils new stimulus spending of $3.5 billion to combat Coronavirus

Singapore's Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat told parliament on Monday that this is an unprecedented budget in extraordinary times

Apr 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Scott Kelly, who'd spent 340 days in space, shares tips on isolation amid Coronavirus outbreak

The NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly revealed how he spent time in space for 340 days in isolation while working in a huge laboratory

Apr 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Nasa Coronavirus

China or US, who is hiding Coronavirus figures? Experts claim America's COVID-19 deaths far higher

Experts have revealed that the actual death toll in the US is much higher than the official tally, which shows above 9,600

Apr 6, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Charles Lieber: Who is the US scientist falsely accused of creating and selling coronavirus to China?

The January arrest of Harvard professor Charles Lieber over his ties to China led to rumours that was involved in making the coronavirus

Apr 6, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

Can TB vaccine give respite from coronavirus? Testing likely to begin soon in Australia

BCG vaccine was first used in 1921 and finds a place in the list of essential medicines by the World Health Organization (WHO)

Apr 6, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Coronavirus leaked from Wuhan lab after staff accidentally sprayed with blood? Some UK ministers believe so

UK government officials and ministers are not ruling out the theory that COVID-19 was leaked in a Wuhan lab after researchers at the lab were accidentally sprayed with blood.

Apr 6, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

'Lockdown', Japan-style: Pressure to conform, not penalties for non-compliance

Some other experts said the move would was already too late, since Tokyo was already seeing an explosive increase in cases

Apr 6, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Virus-hit Carnival cruise ship docks in Australia as country's death toll hits 39

Australia is among numerous countries around the world negotiating arrangements with cruise ships unable to find somewhere to dock

Apr 6, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

South Korea reports fewer than 50 new coronavirus cases for first time since Feb. 29 peak

South Korea has largely managed to bring the epidemic under control for now, with around 100 or fewer new daily cases

Apr 6, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

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