About 4.5 per cent of Australia’s population already download coronavirus tracing app
SYDNEY, Apr 27, 2020, Reuters. More than a million Australians rushed to download an app…
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Govt launches Australia-wide coronavirus tracing app COVIDSafe based on Singapore’s TraceTogether software
CANBERRA, Apr 26, 2020, 9News. The government app to help trace people who come into…
[Analytics] Asia should lead the way in producing a coronavirus vaccine
The Asia-Pacific region has the expertise and resources to take a leadership role in not…
Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand this year has been marked under restrictions
CANBERRA, Apr 25, 2020, BBC. Thousands of people across Australia and New Zealand have stood…
Singapore Airlines extends cancellation of 96 per cent of flights till end-June
SINGAPORE, Apr 25, 2020, The Straits Times. Singapore Airlines has extended its wide-ranging flight cancellations…
Fishing vessels allowed to dock in Samoa temporarily
APIA, Apr 25, 2020, RNZ. A small window of opportunity has opened up for fishing…
New Zealand to reduce the level of alert from 4 to 3 amid continued lockdown
WELLINGTON, Apr 16, 2020, NZ Herald. New Zealand could be coming out of lockdown next…
[Analytics] Re-examining the industrial framework: A paradigm shift amidst a pandemic
The creation of an illegal Indonesian state in the sovereign nation of West Papua has…
Coronavirus has affected millions, but these countries are still free from it
NEW DELHI, Mar 31, 2020, Hindustan Times. The rapidly spreading coronavirus disease Covid-19 has affected…
Papua New Guinea confirms outbreak of african swine fever
PORT MORESBY, Mar 31, 2020, RNZ. Papua New Guinea’s agriculture minister has confirmed an outbreak…
Pandemic may see 11 million driven into poverty in East Asia and Pacific: World Bank
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 31, 2020, The Straits Times. In a bad case scenario, East Asia…
[Analytics] G20 leaders fail to step up
A US$1 trillion increase in the IMF’s crisis-fighting war chest, US$5 trillion in coordinated fiscal…