No need to panic buy deficited bottled water in Thailand, border will not to be close: Thai govt to Cambodians
SA KAEO, Mar 19, 2020, Bangkok Post. Immigration authorities have moved to quell rumours of…
novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV – Covid-19)
Two members of US Congress to test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 19, 2020, CNN. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart and Ben McAdams have become the…
Indonesia’s president suggests utilizing state-owned hotels to treat coronavirus patients
JAKARTA, Mar 19, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has suggested that Wisma Atlet in…
Malaysia’s govt seeking 2,000 Rohingya for checks after mosque outbreak
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 19, 2020, FMT. Authorities are scrambling to track down about 2,000 Rohingya…
China says Japanese anti-flu agent Favipiravir effective on coronavirus patients
BEIJING, Mar 19, 2020, Hindustan Times. Chinese medical experts claim that a Japanese anti-flu agent…
India’s most high-profile airlines may ground jets as coronavirus cases jump
NEW DELHI, Mar 19, 2020, Hindustan Times. Two of India’s most high-profile airlines are considering…
Garment factories in Yangon are under shutdown
YANGON, Mar 19, 2020, Myanmar Times. At least 20 out of the 500 factories in…
Thailand eyes food export opportunities amidst pandemic
BANGKOK, Mar 19, 2020, NNT. The drought disaster that started in late 2019, plus COVID-19…
Only 60 per cent of Malaysians has obeyed the movement restrictions, police may be forced
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 19, 2020, Malay Mail. Only 60 per cent of the public has…
India’s PM Modi hosts online talks with South Asia leaders
NEW DELHI, Mar 19, 2020, China Daily. After a gap of almost six years, leaders…
Wuhan reports zero increase in coronavirus infections fist time since epidemic starts
WUHAN, Mar 19, 2020, Xinhua. No new infections of the novel coronavirus were reported on…
Italy’s shock coronavirus death toll, S. Korea’s cases rebound, Australia and NZ ban non-residents
ROME, Mar 19, 2020, SCMP. Italy on Wednesday reported 475 new deaths from the novel…