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Newest first · UTC+11:00After 16-Month Closure, DC Building Museum Opens with Exhibit on Fighting Disease Spread
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India’s ruling party loses crucial state election as coronavirus crisis worsens | South China Morning Post
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has suffered a significant setback in a key state election in West Bengal on May 2, 2021. Aggressive campaigning by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the poll was blamed for accelerating the country’s ferocious second wave of coronavirus infections. On the d…
Women Journalists Face Added Challenges Amid COVID Pandemic
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‘Vaccine bubble’ allowing Hong Kong bars and party rooms to reopen leaves many confused | South China Morning Post
Bars, party rooms, mahjong parlours and karaoke lounges in Hong Kong were allowed to reopen on April 29, 2021, after being closed for about five months. Under new rules, six types of entertainment venues can reopen if customers as well as staff have received at least one shot of a vaccine. The “vaccine bubble” was i…
International community races to help India tackle worsening Covid-19 outbreak | South China Morning Post
As India continues to battle its catastrophic coronavirus surge, countries from around the world have been rushing to send help to the stricken nation. The US and China say they are sending urgently needed medical supplies, while aid from the UK, Russia and Singapore have begun arriving in the country.
105-year-old Indian man and 95-year-old wife beat Covid-19 | South China Morning Post
The coronavirus is especially harsh on elderly people, but a 105-year-old Indian man and his 95-year-old wife have beaten Covid-19, according to local reports. Living in India's worst-hit state of Maharashtra, centenarian Dhenu Umaji Chavan and his wife Motabai contracted the virus in March 2021. After 10 days of tr…
Deaths of babies and women prompts call to delay pregnancies as Brazil’s Covid-19 crisis deepens | South China Morning Post
Brazil, the country with the world’s second-highest Covid-19 death toll, has seen a growing number of pregnant women, babies and young children dying from the disease. On April 16, 2021, the country asked women to avoid getting pregnant as Brazil fights a more deadly coronavirus variant known as P1. While there is e…
Thailand turns Bangkok airport check-in into coronavirus vaccination centre | South China Morning Post
To speed up vaccine roll-out, Thailand has converted a section of Bangkok’s international airport into a Covid-19 vaccination centre. More than 1,000 doses are administered to immigration officers, airport staff and airline crew every day at the Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Bakery in New York’s Chinatown celebrates 70,000 free meals during year of pandemic support | South China Morning Post
A bakery in New York City’s Chinatown has been giving out free meals daily since April 2020. That’s when Patrick Mock, who manages the 46 Mott Bakery, started organising food deliveries to help the needy in a community devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Mock and his group of volunteers have distributed more than 7…
India’s Covid-19 patients seek free oxygen at temple as country hits 200,000 coronavirus deaths | South China Morning Post
India reached a grim milestone on April 28, 2021, as its Covid-19 death toll passed 200,000. On the same day, the country also saw a new global record of more than 360,000 new daily infections. Covid-19 patients were seen waiting for oxygen outside temples and hospitals across the country, amid shortages in hospital…
New Delhi car park turned into crematorium as India deals with catastrophic Covid-19 crisis | South China Morning Post
Funeral service providers are being overwhelmed by Covid-19 victims as a surge in new cases sweeps across India. Hospitals are struggling to handle the new coronavirus infections, and many families of those who have died are turning to makeshift facilities for burials and cremations. In the capital New Delhi, funera…
Nepal fears its Covid-19 surge is fuelled by mutant strains including from India | South China Morning Post
Nepal is grappling with a rapid rise of Covid-19 infections, as it reported 4,364 new cases on April 27, 2021, the highest daily toll so far this year. Health experts fear that thousands of people in the Himalayan country may have caught more-infectious mutant strain, including one emerging from neighbouring India w…
Camel delivers books to Pakistan’s desert children amid Covid school closures | South China Morning Post
Roshan the camel has been travelling through the desert to deliver books to children in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. Launched in August 2020, the Camel Library project has continued well into 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic has kept schoolchildren at home. Raheema Jalal is the founder of the mobile library proj…
Ghost doctors haunt South Korea’s thriving plastic surgery industry | South China Morning Post
In South Korea, there has been a growth in illegal “ghost doctors” in the country’s thriving plastic surgery industry. “Ghost doctors” are stand-in medical workers who perform the procedure instead of the hired surgeon. It’s done to increase the number of surgeries conducted, maximising profits. One victim of the pr…
Indians plead for help on Twitter as country grapples with worsening Covid-19 crisis | South China Morning Post
As Covid-19 cases continue to surge in India, residents have turned to social media platforms like Twitter to source oxygen cylinders, hospital beds and other emergency supplies. On April 27, 2021, India had reported over 300,000 daily cases for six consecutive days, with more than 2,700 deaths recorded on the same …
Hungry Filipinos in lockdown share food as nation’s Covid-19 caseload surpasses 1 million | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of community pantries have been set up around the Philippines to help residents cope with strict coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Local people have been sharing food and essential supplies as the nation imposes the measures to fight a surge in new infections. The surge has left many of the nation’s hospit…
At least 82 killed in Iraq hospital fire sparked by oxygen tank explosion | South China Morning Post
At least 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in the intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital tending to severe coronavirus patients on April 24, 2021. Initial reports suggest the disaster was caused by an oxygen cylinder explosion in the ward. But family members of victims also…
India's health care system crumbles amid Covid-19 onslaught as countries pledge help | South China Morning Post
The United States has joined other countries including France, Singapore, the United Kingdom and China in coming to the aid of India, which has become the world’s top Covid-19 hotspot as a new coronavirus variant spreads through its 1.3 billion population. India reported over 300,000 daily cases for the fourth day r…
Hong Kong’s ‘handbag doctor’ is a craftsman with decades of experience fixing luxury leather | South China Morning Post
Denny Ng describes himself as a "doctor" for luxury handbags. Ng has dedicated his life to making and fixing luxury leather products since he started his career as an apprentice craftsman at a Hong Kong leather shop in 1976. Now renowned for his craftsmanship, Ng says the secret to his success is patience and dedica…
Canadian PM Trudeau Receives First Dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Vaccine
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Burkina Faso Tested Malaria Vaccine Shows 77% Efficacy
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At least 13 killed in Indian hospital fire as country gripped by new coronavirus variant | South China Morning Post
A fire at a hospital treating Covid-19 patients killed at least 13 people in India on April 23, 2021. The blaze, which broke out near the city of Mumbai, came as the country recorded the world’s highest daily Covid-19 cases for the second day running amid the spread of a new coronavirus variant. The mutation, offici…
Ghost Kitchens Are Pandemic's Gift to Restaurant Industry
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Cardboard beds set up in Thai hospital ahead of third wave of Covid-19 cases involving new variant | South China Morning Post
A field hospital filled with cardboard beds was opened in the Thai capital Bangkok on April 21, 2021, as the country prepares for a third wave of Covid-19 cases which are expected to include infections from a highly contagious coronavirus variant.
India’s Hospitals Buckle Under Second Pandemic Wave
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Taiwan’s worst drought in decades adds pressure to global chip shortage | South China Morning Post
Taiwan’s worst drought in 56 years has not only hit households and farmers, it has also affected the global semiconductor supply chain. The island is home to many of the world’s microchip manufacturers. With chip production a water-intensive industry, the drought has deepened concerns about a worsening global shorta…
SPACs: Everything you need to know about the finance world’s new big thing | South China Morning Post
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have been around in some form for decades, but started booming during the Covid-19 pandemic. And the SPAC boom has been sensational. The shell companies designed solely to raise money from investors to buy assets – usually private, unlisted firms – raised more money in 2…
After ramping up vaccination drive with incentives, China administers 200 million Covid-19 shots | South China Morning Post
More than 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of April 21, 2021, according to the country’s National Health Commission. On the same day, US President Joe Biden celebrated reaching his 100-day goal of getting 200 million Covid-19 shots into the arms of Americans. Beijing has set a…
Biden Under Pressure to Improve Global Vaccine Equity
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Penny’s Bay camp to become HKDSE venue for candidates under quarantine | South China Morning Post
The Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre will become a venue of Hong Kong’s university entrance exams for candidates who are undergoing mandatory quarantine. The Diploma of Secondary Education Examination is set to kick off on April 23, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. At least two candidates who were identified as clo…
Hong Kong can't miss Greater Bay Area boat in post-Covid-19 recovery, Victor Fung of Fung Group says | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong must rebuild its post-pandemic economy by tapping opportunities from the rapidly growing economic power zone in the Greater Bay Area. That's according to Victor Fung, group chairman of the Fung Group and head of the local think tank 2022 Foundation. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Po…
South Korean fishermen protest against Japan's plan to dump treated radioactive water in sea | South China Morning Post
South Korean fishermen have staged protests against Japan's decision to release treated and diluted radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. On April 19, 2021, rallies were held by fishermen in two coastal cities in South Korean coastal cities. In Yeosu, a fleet of more…
New Vaccine Center For Broadway Workers Opens in NYC
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Nurses in Brazil help isolated patients fight Covid-19 with warm latex gloves | South China Morning Post
Two nurses in São Carlos city in Brazil’s state of São Paulo have come up with a new way to help isolated patients fight Covid-19: latex gloves filled with warm water. They are known as “little hands of love” among health care workers who say the warm latex gloves provide emotional support at the same time they incr…
South Korea braces for possible fourth coronavirus wave amid slow vaccination drive | South China Morning Post
South Korea recorded 532 new coronavirus cases on April 18, 2021, the first time in six days the number fell below 600. But health authorities warned of a possible fourth wave and tougher Covid-19 restrictions if infections do not slow down fast enough. Meanwhile, the country noted for containing the coronavirus ste…
Trip.com CEO positive about travel industry outlook ahead of Hong Kong listing | South China Morning Post
The Shanghai-based travel company Trip.com has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering at HK$268, a two per cent discount to its New York closing price overnight. The listing aims to raise about US$1.1 billion. The 17-year-old firm, which operates booking sites such as Ctrip.com, Skyscanner and Qunar, is bettin…
Global Covid-19 death toll passes 3 million mark | South China Morning Post
Global Covid-19 deaths have reached a grim milestone, surpassing the 3 million mark on April 17, 2021. The United States, Brazil and Mexico are the top three countries with the highest number of virus-related deaths.
How 'Vaccine Fairies' Help Americans Book Appointments
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One bed, two patients: India’s hospitals overwhelmed by rising Covid-19 infections | South China Morning Post
The Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in New Delhi, one of India’s largest hospitals that only treats coronavirus cases, is so overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases that patients are being placed two to a bed. India had reported record-high cases of more than 200,000 new infections on April 16, 2021, as the country con…
Zimbabwe Reports Major Rise in Teen Pregnancies During Pandemic
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Pandemic Will Pose Significant Global Threat for Years, US Intel Chief Warns
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VOA60 World- Indian health workers race to vaccinate the vulnerable amid second COVID wave
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US Suspends Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Rare Complications
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Muslims worldwide navigate Covid-19 restrictions at the start of holy month of Ramadan | South China Morning Post
Muslims embarked on the first day of Ramadan on April 13, 2021, an Islamic festival that lies on the ninth month of the lunar calendar. During the holy month, worshippers traditionally congregate for prayers, gather around festive meals to break their day-long fast and exchange visits. But in the second year of the …
Japan’s plan to release radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear plant into sea sparks outrage | South China Morning Post
The Japanese government has decided to release treated radioactive water accumulating at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the decision on April 13, 2021, after having assessed there will be no negative impact on human health or the environment. …
Covid-19 pandemic ‘long way from over’ says WHO, as global infections continue to grow | South China Morning Post
World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on April 12, 2021, that the coronavirus pandemic is “a long way from over”. He said the UN health agency is seeing global infections growing exponentially in India, Argentina, France and other countries.
‘If you want me to die early, you must pray harder’, says Duterte on speculation about his health | South China Morning Post
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attended a meeting in the capital Manila on April 12, 2021, appearing in public for the first time in two weeks. His absence prompted speculation about the health of the 76-year-old who has not yet been vaccinated against Covid-19. On the same day, Duterte delivered his pre-recor…