New Zealand announces move to enter lockdown over next 48 hours
WELLINGTON, Mar 23, 2020, Reuters. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday (March…
Month: March 2020
Canada says it won’t participate if Tokyo Olympics go ahead as planned
TORONTO, Mar 23, 2020, AP. The Canadian Olympic Committee says it won’t send athletes to…
Vietnam-Cambodia cross-border deal inked to maintain trade
PHNOM PENH, Mar 23, 2020, The Phnom Penh Post. Cambodia and Vietnam have agreed to…
800,000 China’s coronavirus testing kits arrive in Jakarta
JAKARTA, Mar 23, 2020, Xinhua. A shipment of 800,000 COVID-19 testing kits supplied by China…
Singapore Airlines confirms 96 per cent capacity cuts, grounding 138 planes
SINGAPORE, Mar 23, 2020, BT. Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Monday announced it is cutting 96…
Gojek, Halodoc launch telemedicine service ‘Check Covid-19’ in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Mar 23, 2020, ANTARA. Gojek and Halodoc, in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of…
Taiwan high speed rail to cut services between Apr and Jun due to a fall in passenger demand
TAIPEI, Mar 23, 2020, Taiwan News. Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) announced Monday (March 23)…
Trump orders National Guard into federalized status in New York, California and Washington to fight the pandemic
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 23, 2020, Military Times. As the number of coronavirus cases increases in…
German leader Angela Merkel enters self-quarantine as death toll passes 5,000 in Italy
BERLIN, Mar 23, 2020, SCMP. German leader Angela Merkel has to be put under self-quarantine…
India’s govt decides to shutdown 75 coronavirus-hit districts across the country
NEW DELHI, Mar 22, 2020, India Today. As India reported a surge in Covid-19 cases…
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden to launch ‘shadow’ coronavirus briefings after Trump ‘lies’
DELAWARE, Mar 22, 2020, DW. Despite self-isolating at his home in Delaware, US presidential hopeful…
New Jersey is a fifth lockdowned US’ states, one in four Americans told to stay home
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 22, 2020, Reuters. Nearly 1 in 4 Americans were under orders…