Coronavirus batters Italy as lockdown deadline nears
ROME, Mar 29, 2020, China Daily. The COVID-19 pandemic continued to claim victims in Italy…
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Italy’s coronavirus death toll inches towards 10,000
ROME, Mar 28, 2020, CNN. When Milan resident Antonia Mortensen was pulled over by police…
Lockdown will reduce estimated coronavirus fatalities from 260,000 to 5,700 in UK: Scientists
LONDON, Mar 28, 2020, The Times. Britain is on course for an estimated 5,700 deaths…
‘Clear we have entered recession’: IMF chief
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 27, 2020, AFP. The coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into…
[Analytics] Internet is under huge strain because of the coronavirus
With daily life changing for many around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, a…
Britain’s PM Boris Johnson contracted coronavirus
LONDON, Mar 27, 2020, BBC. Mr Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus, Downing Street says….
[Analytics] In virus era, even summits are virtual
The face-to-face tension among foes was gone. So was the in-person camaraderie among allies. Gone…
New China-Europe freight train route launched in northwest China
XI’AN, Mar 26, 2020, Xinhua. A new China-Europe sea-rail freight train route was launched in…
Prince of Wales Charles tests positive for coronavirus
LONDON, Mar 25, 2020, BBC. The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence…
[Analytics] How UK could learn pandemic prevention from Asia
End of Freedom, proclaimed the front page of the Daily Telegraph. House Arrest, declared The…
2.6 billion people are in lockdown worldwide now
HONG KONG, Mar 25, 2020, SCMP. India’s billion-plus population went into a three-week lockdown on…
China’s factories work 24/7 to build ventilators for Milan, New York
HONG KONG, Mar 24, 2020, Bloomberg. About a 40-minute drive to the east of China’s…