Taiwan high speed rail to cut services between Apr and Jun due to a fall in passenger demand
TAIPEI, Mar 23, 2020, Taiwan News. Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) announced Monday (March 23)…
Trump orders National Guard into federalized status in New York, California and Washington to fight the pandemic
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 23, 2020, Military Times. As the number of coronavirus cases increases in…
German leader Angela Merkel enters self-quarantine as death toll passes 5,000 in Italy
BERLIN, Mar 23, 2020, SCMP. German leader Angela Merkel has to be put under self-quarantine…
India’s govt decides to shutdown 75 coronavirus-hit districts across the country
NEW DELHI, Mar 22, 2020, India Today. As India reported a surge in Covid-19 cases…
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden to launch ‘shadow’ coronavirus briefings after Trump ‘lies’
DELAWARE, Mar 22, 2020, DW. Despite self-isolating at his home in Delaware, US presidential hopeful…
New Jersey is a fifth lockdowned US’ states, one in four Americans told to stay home
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 22, 2020, Reuters. Nearly 1 in 4 Americans were under orders…
Australia’s biggest cities Sydney and Melbourne to shutdown
SYDNEY, Mar 22, 2020, BBC. Australia’s two biggest cities will shut down non-essential services in…
[Analytics] South Korean democracy in crisis
South Korea’s Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae recently rejected the National Assembly’s request for the prosecution…
Hong Kong faces ‘third wave’ of pandemic
HONG KONG, Mar 22, 2020, Asia Times. The Hong Kong government said its civil servants…
Guam confirms Pacific’s first coronavirus death
GUAM, Mar 22, 2020, RNZ. Guam’s government says a 68-year-old woman died of Covid-19 early…
‘Doctor Death’: Russian leading infectious expert faces jail for hiding trip to Spain where she contracted coronavirus
MOSCOW, Mar 22, 2020, RT. A leading infectious diseases specialist in Russia’s southern Stavropol Region…
All short-term visitors barred from entering or transiting in Singapore from Mar 23, 11.59pm
SINGAPORE, Mar 22, 2020, The Straits Times. All short-term visitors will no longer be allowed…