Asia Pacific

WHO unveils urgent plan of action against COVID-19, but Chinese doctor warns of a new outbreak

A doctor from China's Beijing warns of a new coronavirus outbreak in China as the country reported cased related to abroad travellers

Mar 24, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Is China hiding COVID-19 death toll? 21 million cell phones disappeared, why?

After China was hit by COVID-19 recently it was announced that 20 million cell phone accounts in China were cancelled

Mar 24, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Malaysia: Seven more rotavirus cases detected in Kedah; total reaches up to 24

Bill Gates, Jack Ma, Mike Bloomberg: How the richest of the rich contributed to combat Covid-19

World's billionaires have stepped up to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic, as global death toll has surpassed 15,000

Mar 23, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

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Australian coronavirus cases spike, cruise with sick passengers denied entry

Western Australia banned passengers on board the Swiss-owned MSC Magnifica cruise ship from disembarking on Monday

Mar 23, 2020

By Reuters

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No new COVID-19 cases in Wuhan for 5 days

Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus in China has said that there are no new cases in the past five days

Mar 23, 2020

By IANS

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Governor of Japan's capital urges cooperation to avoid city lockdown

The governor of the Japanese city capital warned the residents that a lockdown of the city was possible if it saw an explosive rise in coronavirus cases

Mar 23, 2020

By Reuters

Pipes carrying water from Malaysia to Singapore run alongside the causeway towards the Woodlands Checkpoint in Singapore

Southeast Asians consider emergency powers, Singapore carrier grounds fleet

Governments in the Southeast Asian countries are scrambling to raise their defences with border closures, entry bans and lockdowns

Mar 23, 2020

By Reuters

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Coronavirus: MSF shuts down Jurong East sports facility used to shelter Malaysian workers

Singapore and Malaysia agreed that around 300,000 Malaysian workers can continue to work in the Republic during the partial lockdown

Mar 23, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Singapore confirms 23 new Coronavirus cases taking the tally to 456

The coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world claiming the lives of more than 13,000 people globally

Mar 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Quarantine shaming: Many people are still not understanding the seriousness of COVID-19 outbreak

WHO clarified that even though elderly people are more prone to attack by the Novel Coronavirus, young people are also not spared

Mar 22, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Japan reports 14 new coronavirus cases at medical centre in Kyodo

Two of the female nurses got confirmed of the infection with the coronavirus although they showed very mild symptoms, Kyodo reported

Mar 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Taiwan plans to suspend airline passenger transits through island

The deadly coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world by claiming the lives of over 13,000 people worldwide

Mar 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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November Supermoon: Striking visuals of the closest full moon until 2034

Japan urges citizens to avoid and defer travel to US due amid Coronavirus outbreak

The Asian country has been severely affected due to the virus with over 1,000 cases of infections registered and 35 deaths so far

Mar 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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China to divert international flights scheduled to land in Beijing to other airports

The East Asian nation is the biggest sufferer due the virus outbreak and was the epicentre from where the deadly outbreak started

Mar 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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Hong Kong says surge in imported cases of COVID-19 may trigger community outbreak

The territory which is ruled by China has confirmed 273 cases of coronavirus and four deaths till now whereas the worldwide death toll has crossed 11,000

Mar 21, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

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