Tag: Covid-19
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Asia Today: New Zealand reports first local cases in 102 days
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the ... -
Russia clears virus vaccine despite scientific skepticism
Russia today (Tuesday) became the first country to clear a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that ... -
Azar visit to Taiwan is fresh thorn in prickly US-China ties
A visit by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Taiwan this week comes amid mounting tensions between Washington and Beijing, which claims Taiwan ... -
Asia Today: Central Japan region put under virus emergency
TOKYO — A governor in central Japan announced a state of emergency today (Thursday) because of rising virus cases and asked businesses and people to curb ... -
Asia Today: Australian state reports record virus increase
MELBOURNE — Australia’s hot spot State of Victoria announced a record 725 COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths today (Wednesday), while businesses in Melbourne city prepared to ... -
MUST vaccine expected to be free for Macau residents
The Covid-19 candidate vaccine currently being researched by a team led by the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) is expected to be distributed free ... -
Asia Today: Manila back under lockdown as virus cases surge
MANILA — Commuter trains, buses and other public vehicles stayed off the main roads of the Philippine capital today (Tuesday) and police were again staffing checkpoints ... -
Asia Today: More restrictions in Australia’s State of Victoria
CANBERRA — The State of Victoria, Australia’s coronavirus hot spot, announced today (Monday) that businesses will be closed and scaled down in a bid to curb ... -
Asia Today: SKorea arrests leader of church with big cluster
SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors arrested the elderly leader of a secretive religious sect Saturday as part of an investigation into allegations that the church hampered ... -
Asia Today: India, Philippines ease rules; Bali reopens
NEW DELHI — India added another record surge in virus cases today (Friday) as the government decided to lift a nighttime curfew that was in force ... -
Hong Kong government postpones elections, citing coronavirus
HONG KONG — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said this evening (Friday) that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak ... -
Asia Today: 723 cases in Australia, closures in Vietnam
MELBOURNE — Australia’s coronavirus hot spot Victoria will make masks compulsory statewide after reporting on Thursday a record 723 new cases. Masks have been mandatory in ... -
Misinformation on coronavirus is proving highly contagious
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As the world races to find a vaccine and a treatment for COVID-19, there is seemingly no antidote in sight for the burgeoning ... -
Asia Today: China, SKorea, Japan see upticks in virus cases
China reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the country continues to battle an outbreak in Xinjiang. The 101 new cases was ... -
Asia Today: New cases continue to rise in China’s Xinjiang
New coronavirus cases continue to rise in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang, with 57 reported on Tuesday. Beijing also reported its first case of domestic transmission ... -
Asia Today: Australian outbreak attributed to sick workers
MELBOURNE — Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state on Monday posted a new daily record of 532 new COVID-19 cases, and the government leader warned that a lockdown ... -
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus
BRASILIA — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said today (Saturday) that he had tested negative for the new coronavirus, based on a fourth test since he said ... -
Asia Today: Amid new surge, India tests potential vaccine
NEW DELHI — India began its first human trials of a novel coronavirus vaccine candidate as the world’s second-most populous country recorded nearly 49,000 new cases. ... -
Asia Today: Tokyo sets virus case record as holiday begins
TOKYO — The city of Tokyo announced a record 366 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, exceeding 300 for the first time as Japan begins a ... -
Asia Today: Australian state leader says sick not isolating
MELBOURNE — Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state reported a record 484 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and health authorities warned that numbers could continue to rise. With ... -
Opinion | Conferences work better when everyone stays home
I was helping to organize would have to take place virtually. I believed that our event was doomed to become the academic analog of a cooking ... -
Asia Today: Outbreak in northwest China spreads to second city
BEIJING — China’s latest coronavirus outbreak has spread to a second city in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. One of the 17 new cases reported on ... -
Profile of a killer: Unraveling the deadly new coronavirus
What is this enemy? Seven months after the first patients were hospitalized in China battling an infection doctors had never seen before, the world’s scientists and ... -
Asia Today: Rules return in Hong Kong, India, ease in China
HONG KONG — Renewed restrictions took effect in Hong Kong on Wednesday, with restaurants limited to takeout after 6 p.m., as the Asian financial center battles ... -
Asia Today: Another spike brings India past 900,000 cases
India’s number of coronavirus cases jumped by another 28,000 on Tuesday and are fast approaching 1 million. The 28,498 cases reported in the past 24 hours ... -
Casino shares jump after China lifts quarantine rules for Macau
Shares of Las Vegas Sands Corp., Wynn Resorts Ltd. and other global casino companies rallied today (Monday) after prospects brightened for Macau, the world’s largest gambling ... -
Asia Today: Hong Kong, hot spots shut again
Hong Kong reported 52 new cases yesterday (Monday), 41 of which were locally transmitted as the city battles a renewed outbreak of the coronavirus. Of the ... -
Hong Kong reports 28 more Covid-19 cases, 16 local
Health authorities confirmed 28 new cases of Covid-19 in Hong Kong today (Saturday), with another 33 cases pending confirmation, RTHK reported. The Centre for Health Protection ... -
Asia Today: Australia Victoria state daily cases drop, China rejects food imports
MELBOURNE — The beleaguered Australian state of Victoria received some good news Saturday with health officials reporting 216 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 ... -
Asia Today: Australia’s Victoria state has record 288 cases
— Australia: Victoria state on Friday reported the new daily record of 288 coronavirus cases, which also reflects a record number of tests exceeding 37,500. Meanwhile, ... -
Big Read: After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4 billion in virus aid
By REESE DUNKLIN & MICHAEL REZENDES, NEW YORK The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least ... -
Asia Today: Hong Kong, Tokyo see record spikes feed fears of Asia second wave
— Hong Kong will tighten its social-distancing measures again after reporting 42 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, sparking fears of a new wave of infections. Of ... -
Asia Today: Australian PM defends Melbourne lockdown
CANBERRA — Australia’s prime minister says a shutdown of the nation’s second-largest city is necessary and promised continuing financial support for businesses that fear they won’t ... -
Tom Hanks on Covid-19, ‘Greyhound’ and wartime mentality
NEW YORK — Since contracting COVID-19 in March, Tom Hanks has been, by most measures, busy. He and his wife, Rita Wilson, flew home after recuperating ... -
Asia Today: China’s university exam begins after virus delay
BEIJING — Almost 11 million students began taking China’s university entrance exam Tuesday after a delay as the country worked to bring down coronavirus infections. The ...
