Another 106 Covid-19 cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE, 7 April 2020: Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed an additional 106 cases of Covid-19 infection, bringing the tally for the republic to 1,481. Among the linked cases, …
Covid-19 deaths globally has passed 75,000
WASHINGTON, 7 April 2020: The number of Covid-19-related deaths around the world passed a sobering new milestone with 75,945 total fatalities today, according to data by the Johns Hopkins University. …
No easy way to implement lockdown in Indonesia
JAKARTA, 7 April 2020: Indonesia has not enforced a lockdown to stem the spread of Covid-19, because this is not easy to implement in a country with more than 270 …
Partial month-long lockdown in Japan
TOKYO, 7 April 2020: Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe today declared a month-long state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures in an effort to curb the Covid-19 …
US Covid-19 deaths pass 10,000
WASHINGTON, 7 April 2020: The US yesterday surpassed 10,000 coronavirus deaths, while the number of confirmed cases rose to almost 350,000 – although the number of new cases in Europe …
Coronavirus-infected UK PM moved into ICU
LONDON, 7 Apr 2020: The British prime minister has been moved to an intensive care unit (ICU) for further treatment after being hospitalised. In a statement last night, Downing Street …
Indonesia: Face mask compulsory outside home
JAKARTA, 6 April 2020: The Indonesian authorities have made the wearing of face masks compulsory when one is away from home, as the total number of Covid-19 deaths in the …
Malayan tigress tested positive for Covid-19
NEW YORK, 6 April 2020: A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for Covid-19, the zoo said yesterday – in what could be the …
South Korea holding elections amid Covid-19 fight
SEOUL, 6 April 2020: South Korea will hold the April 15 parliamentary elections at 14,330 polling stations across the nation, Yonhap news agency quoted the election watchdog as saying today. …
Japan may lock down amid 2nd wave of Covid-19 infections
TOKYO, 6 April 2020: Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is planning to declare a state of emergency over the Covid-19 outbreak in Japan, due to the recent surging Covid-19 cases …