Four dead, 38 people rescued from China’s collapsed coronavirus quarantine hotel
SHANGHAI, Mar 8, 2020, TASS. Rescuers recovered 38 people from the rubble of a collapsed…
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Service sector could be the hardest hit in Bhutan
THIMPHU, Mar 8, 2020, Kuensel. The two-week ban on the entry of tourists into the…
[Analytics] ‘Huge crisis’: Coronavirus fears knock back Pacific tourism
On Saipan, the tourist area resembles a ghost town. Restaurants are being shuttered, shops reducing…
Global impact of coronavirus could range from $77B to $347B: Asian Development Bank
SINGAPORE, Mar 8, 2020, The Business Times. The economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak could…
Malaysia’s PM Muhyiddin could reach out across political parties for Cabinet line-up
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 8, 2020, The Straits Times. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin may be…
Coronavirus ‘highly sensitive’ to high temperatures, but don’t bank on summer killing it off: Studies
BEIJING, Mar 8, 2020, SCMP. The virus that causes Covid-19 may have a temperature sweet…
Vietnamese artist disinvited from UK art fair over racist ‘anxiety’ amid coronavirus
HANOI, Mar 7, 2020, VN Express. A visual artist of Vietnamese origin has had her…
President Vizcarra addressed to nation as first coronavirus case confirms in Peru
LIMA, Mar 7, 2020, ANDINA. In an address to the nation on Friday morning, President…
Japan to invalidate 2.8 million visas for Chinese amid virus fears
TOKYO, Mar 7, 2020, Kyodo. Japan will temporarily nullify 2.8 million visas held by Chinese…
Robots help medics combat epidemic in China
BEIJING, Mar 7, 2020, China Daily. Chinese tech company Cheetah Mobile Inc is leveraging its…
Samsung launches Galaxy S20 smartphones in 20 countries
SEOUL, Mar 6, 2020, Yonhap. Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its new flagship smartphone line…
PM Hun Sen calls on citizens to use Cambodian way of greeting instead of handshake
PHNOM PENH, Mar 6, 2020, Fresh News/Khmer Times. Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has called…