Papua New Guinea locks down today, declared a ‘national day of prayer and fasting’ next day
PORT MORESBY, Mar 24, 2020, NBC/PNG Today. Papua New Guinea’s 14 days lock-down takes effect…
Nepal, Bhutan seal borders with India, govt moves in to help the stranded
NEW DELHI, Mar 24, 2020, Hindustan Times. Nepal and Bhutan sealed their land borders with…
China’s factories work 24/7 to build ventilators for Milan, New York
HONG KONG, Mar 24, 2020, Bloomberg. About a 40-minute drive to the east of China’s…
Pakistani govt deploys army after appeals for self-isolation go in vain
LAHORE, Mar 24, 2020, Pakistan Today. The federal government has summoned the Pakistan Army under…
Olympic flame to be carried by car instead of torchbearers in Japan
TOKYO, Mar 24, 2020, Kyodo. The Tokyo Games organizing committee plans to transport the Olympic…
Canada’s emergency support bill on raising taxes until end of 2021 to be discussed on Mar 25
OTTAWA, Mar 24, 2020, National Post. The Liberal government will table emergency legislation on Tuesday…
Migrants from Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam let through ‘shut’ checkpoints in Thailand
BANGKOK, Mar 24, 2020, Bangkok Post. Thousands of migrant workers from Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam…
[Analytics] As virus recedes in China, anti-Xi revolt spreads
Chinese realty tycoon Ren Zhiqiang is known in the Chinese Communist Party for being an…
Pan Pacific Agency launched an online visualizing on coronavirus spread in Russia
MOSCOW, Mar 23, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. International news and analytical Pan Pacific Agency launched…
Regular selfies, trackers and phone-based “electronic fence”: How govts to control coronavirus quarantined
WARSAW, Mar 23, 2020, The Business Insider. The Polish government has introduced a new app…
15 million Australians could contract coronavirus within months unless social distancing: Experts
CANBERRA, Mar 23, 2020, News.com.au. Up to 15 million Australians could contract coronavirus within months,…
Europe considers ‘Corona Bonds’ amounting to 1 trillion euros as a way to pay for coronavirus crisis
BERLIN, Mar 23, 2020, CNBC. European countries are under growing pressure to take an unprecedented…