Tourism investments down by $3T in 2020 due to pandemic
ISTANBUL, Jul 19, 2020, VOSA. Investments in tourism have dropped by $3 trillion worldwide in…
novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV – Covid-19)
25 million Iranians have already caught Covid-19: President Rouhani
TEHRAN, Jul 19, 2020, RT. Iran’s coronavirus count stands at roughly 269,000 but the actual…
Hundreds protesting in Bangkok, defying ban on mass gatherings
BANGKOK, Jul 19, 2020, Bangkok Post. Several hundred people led by a group called Free…
Sri Lanka’s exports drop despite import restrictions
COLOMBO, Jul 19, 2020, News1st. Sri Lanka’s export earnings in June have dropped by more…
Manila opens second drive-through Covid-19 testing center
MANILA, Jul 19, 2020, PhilStar. Mayor Isko Moreno yesterday opened a drive-through testing center for…
PM launches ‘Buy Malaysian’ drive in bid to spur Covid-hit economy
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 19, 2020, Malay Mail. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced a…
India’s Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin tested on 375 volunteers
NEW DELHI, Jul 19, 2020, DNA India. As announced earlier, India’s first vaccine candidate against…
[Analytics] Covid-19 exposes India’s weak public healthcare
The number of COVID-19 cases in India is increasing dramatically — the country recently overtook…
Governor reopened California without meeting his own coronavirus testing, tracing benchmarks
SACRAMENTO, Jul 18, 2020, LA Times. A month into his stay-at-home order and under pressure…
Florida residents organizing ‘Covid-19 parties,’ some led by gang members: Sheriff
OSCEOLA, Jul 18, 2020, Fox News. Florida gang members have supposedly been hosting massive parties…
Japan’s karaoke bars offer ‘mask effect’ feature to amplify singing while wearing face mask
TOKYO, Jul 18, 2020, SCMP. Karaoke lovers can now sing their hearts out and hear…
Russian pharma signs deal to release British-Swedish AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
MOSCOW, Jul 18, 2020, TASS. Russian pharmaceutical company R-Pharm signed an agreement on production of…