Nepal’s PM in talks with experts about whether to impose another lockdown
KATHMANDU, Aug 4, 2020, The Himalayan Times. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has started a…
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Canada extends travel ban to Aug 31, launches Covid-19 tracing app
OTTAWA, Aug 4, 2020, Reuters. Canada extended a measure barring most foreign travelers from entering…
Russian is sole new Covid case in Thailand Tuesday
BANGKOK, Aug 4, 2020, Bangkok Post. The government on Tuesday reported one new case of…
Singapore’s tourism companies boost digital offerings
SINGAPORE, Aug 4, 2020, ST. Companies that catered mostly to tourists before Covid-19 are beefing…
Covid-19 mandatory quarantine already cost Malaysia govt RM116M
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4, 2020, Malay Mail. The government has spent RM115.9 million on designated…
Philippine capital city Manila under tight lockdown again from Aug 4
MANILA, Aug 4, 2020, The Manila Times. Public transport will be halted, business that had…
Russian tourists return to boost tourism season in Turkey
ANKARA, Aug 3, 2020, Daily Sabah. Tourism representatives in Turkey are hopeful that the resumption…
Japan govt will not ask people to forgo summer travel due to virus
TOKYO, Aug 3, 2020, Kyodo. Japan’s top spokesman said Monday the government has no intention…
Trans-Tasman bubble a long way off: New Zealand PM
WELLINGTON, Aug 3, 2020, Stuff.co.nz. The community outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne has driven the…
Tahiti cruise passenger confirmed Covid-19 positive
PAPEETE, Aug 3, 2020, RNZ. The French High Commission confirmed the positive result today after…
[Analytics] Critics are accusing the Philippines govt of using the lockdown to crack down on dissent
Questioning the world’s toughest coronavirus restrictions can be a risky business in the Philippines. Ben…
Russia to make several million doses of Covid-19 vaccines per month by 2021: Minister
MOSCOW, Aug 3, 2020, TASS. Russia will manufacture several million doses of coronavirus vaccines per…