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France entered a 15-day lockdown on March 17, 2020, as the nation’s entire population was ordered to stay home unless absolutely necessary. Some people quarantined at home stepped onto balconies or opened windows to join rounds of applause for health sector workers and emergency services.
Chinese travel enthusiast Liu Weilong was evacuated from Iran earlier this month because of the coronavirus pandemic. He noticed a lack of healthcare measures in Iran, the worst-hit country in the Middle East, with 15,000 confirmed cases and 1,053 deaths as of Monday. Locals glared at him for being Chinese and weari…
Spanish graphic designer Juan Delcan created an animated video to demonstrate how social distancing can stop the spread of Covid-19. He hopes the video will encourage the viewers to stay home amid the pandemic.
An eight-year-old boy in northern China’s Hebei province was filmed hugging his mother after a 29-day separation. A medical worker, she had spent 15 days working in an isolation ward at a hospital battling the virus, before a further two weeks in self-quarantine.
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has donated 500,000 coronavirus test kits and 1 million face masks to the United States as the pandemic first detected in central China starts sweeping across Europe and North America. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
A new coronavirus cluster in South Korea was linked to a religious group in the northwestern province of Gyeonggi on March 16, 2020. The 46 members of the Grace River Church tested positive for the virus that causes Covid-19 after a sprayer was used to inject salt water in their mouths in the false belief that it wo…
Vehicles were stuck in long queues leading to entry checkpoints in Manila as a month-long coronavirus lockdown of the Philippine capital began on March 15, 2020. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the sweeping lockdown of the National Capital Region (NRC) on March 12 in an effort to contain the spread of t…
Dozens of Hindu activists in India held a cow-urine party on March 14, 2020, to “protect” themselves from the Covid-19 pandemic. But governments and scientists have said that there is no medicine or vaccine to prevent and cure the infection.
Authorities in Surakarta, Indonesia, have culled hundreds of bats found at a local animal market, in what they call a bid to curb the pandemic.
Italy has become the nation hardest-hit by the coronavirus epidemic outside China. A nationwide lockdown has been ordered to slow the spread of Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus. To boost morale and show unity amid the lockdown, some Italians confined to their homes are singing and playing music together fro…
The novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is steadily spreading around the world. While countries such as South Korea, Italy and Iran report hundreds of new infections every day, the rate of new infections in China has dropped dramatically from what it was about one month ago. How did China turn the tide at the epi…
A public transport company in Shanghai has deployed ultraviolet (UV) light units to disinfect public buses using less time and manpower. Officials from China’s National Health Commission point out that the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is sensitive to ultraviolet light and heat. The World Health Organisation, how…
From China’s Beijing to Indonesia’s Jakarta, many usually bustling Asian airports have become empty amid the Covid-19 pandemic as countries closed their borders to people from the hardest-hit regions.
The Chinese economy has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with most companies and factories suspending operations and asking workers to stay home since late January 2020 in a bid to contain the coronavirus that causes the disease. As China gradually gets the spread of the disease under control, business has sl…
What began as a mysterious viral illness in central China has grown in just over two months into a global threat. Chinese state television had rare access to hospitals in Wuhan, the city at the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak that is now officially a pandemic. The CGTN footage details the work of frontline medica…
While countries around the world scramble to shore up their own dwindling medical supplies amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Beijing has rolled out policies to help Chinese manufacturers ramp up production to over 100 million masks every day. China’s mask production rate is now five times higher than it was before early 2…
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked widespread discussion about social distancing to prevent the spread of Covid-19. But what does “social distancing” really mean? Leana Wen, visiting professor of health policy and management at George Washington University, explains this effective, non-pharmaceutical offers us all…
A British man living at the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic, the central Chinese city of Wuhan, says he is now growing increasingly concerned about the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the UK and across Europe.
The fashion retail industry in Italy and France is taking a massive blow as the coronavirus spreads across Europe. The deadly virus that causes Covid-19 has discouraged tourists and buyers from visiting shopping districts and luxury stores. Behind the scenes, global supply chains have also been disrupted, leading in…
Yuki Zhang, a 24-year-old student from the Chinese mainland, came to Hong Kong in August 2019 amid increasingly violent anti-government protests. She hoped that during her time studying in the city she could also play a role in resolving conflicts between people from the city with those from across the border. She s…
Questions have been raised for weeks about whether the Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled or postponed because of the deadly coronavirus that causes Covid-19. The World Health Organisation said on March 11, 2020, that the disease is now a global pandemic. But the Japanese capital’s governor Yuriko Koike insists that t…
An app developer in Taiwan has created an online interactive map to track local mask supplies in real time.
Hong Kong stocks will remain volatile as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the globe, according to analyst Kenny Wen. The wealth management strategist at Everbright Sun Hung Kai also said mum and pop investors should be wary about rushing in to buy on dips. Wen said the current market is especially…
US President Donald Trump announced on March 11, 2020, that all travel from 26 European countries to the United States will be suspended for the next 30 days to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The suspension does not apply to travellers from the UK. Trump also promised to provide financial help for Covid-19 patien…
An amusement arcade owner in East Yorkshire, England has replaced toy prizes with toilet rolls in a claw machine. The owner said many people welcomed the idea amid a panic buying crisis sparked by the coronavirus pandemic.
There has been a shortage of supplies since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic. Some ordinary Hongkongers are determined to help each other out amid the crisis.
The Philippines is stepping up its measures to fight the Covid-19 pandemic after the country reported 49 coronavirus infections and the nation’s second death on March 11, 2020. Fears of a possible lockdown and inconsistent information from the government have generated waves of panic buyers as people search for face…
China has started sending medical teams to help other countries fight the coronavirus pandemic. While China has made strides toward controlling the outbreak within its own borders, cases are rapidly rising in other countries. Beijing has dispatched teams of medical experts to Italy, Iraq, Iran and other places, as w…
The Chinese capital Beijing has announced that all international travellers must self-quarantine for 14-days. The measures were put in place on March 11, 2020, after six imported cases – five from Italy and one from the US – were confirmed in the city on the same day. As the nation begins to see the domestic rate of…
The deadly coronavirus which causes Covid-19 was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on December 31, 2019. As it rapidly spread around the country, the first death from the virus was reported on January 11, 2020. Over the two months since then, it emerged as a global epidemic despite efforts by Chine…
With the Coronavirus sweeping the globe, health professionals have repeatedly asked people to minimise social contacts to help slow the spread of the deadly infection that causes Covid-19. Their advice includes a call for people to avoid greeting others with handshakes, hugs or kisses. Here are a few “alternative” g…
The Covid-19 epidemic has had a huge impact on tourism in Cambodia. Government figures show that the number of tourists arriving from abroad dropped by more than 60 per cent in February 2020. Despite only two Covid-19 cases being confirmed in the country as of March 10, fears about the deadly coronavirus that causes…
Visitors and residents of New York say they are not worried by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s move to declare a state of emergency because of the coronavirus outbreak. Many say that as long as they are careful about personal hygiene, there is no need to change their way of life. As of 10 March, more than 170 people in the …
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan – epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak – on March 10, 2020, as the number of new infections in mainland China continued its downward trend, with just 19 cases of Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, confirmed the day before. It’s the first time Xi has visited the …
Protests erupted in prisons across Italy on March 9, 2020, after the government imposed limits on visits as a measure to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus. At least six inmates died in one prison in the northern city of Modena amid the protests. Italy meanwhile expanded a lockdown to cover the nation’s e…
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Hong Kong reported its third Covid-19 death on March 8, 2020, and confirmed five additional people have the coronavirus that causes the disease. The city’s health authorities said the total number of cases in Hong Kong has reached 114.
Dr Ben Rolfe says the world now has a new blueprint for dealing with major disease outbreaks in the form of China’s unprecedented quick lockdowns of cities ordered after the novel coronavirus emerged in early 2020. The CEO of Singapore-based APLMA – Communicable Disease Threats Initiative spoke with the South China …
Iran is stepping up efforts to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country. Officials announced on March 5, 2020, that the closure of schools and universities will be extended until April, after holidays for Nowruz or the Persian New Year starting March 20. Travel between Iranian cities will also be li…
For decades, China has used banners to educate the public about a wide range of topics ranging from government policies and regulations to morality, environmental protection and public awareness. The ongoing fight against the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 has inspired a whole new set of banners across the country…
Tens of thousands of medical workers have been deployed to support Hubei province, the epicentre of the Covid-19 epidemic, the deadly virus that has claimed more than 3,000 lives in China alone. Volunteers from the community have been offering their help in bringing daily supplies to the healthcare professionals’ fa…
A pet dog belonging to a Covid-19 patient in Hong Kong has tested ‘weak positive’ for the virus which indicates a low-level of infection, Hong Kong health authorities confirmed on March 5, 2020
Mental health in Hong Kong, already suffering from months of anti-government protests, is worsening because of the spread of the new coronavirus that causes Covid-19. Research done in 2019 had already found that mental health among people in the city was at its worst level in eight years. Health experts are concerne…
To avoid coronavirus virus fears, a Chinese restaurant delivered hotpot to customers’ home, and more trending videos from China this week.
A group of comedians in New York are fighting racism and misinformation surrounding the coronavirus with laughter. The all-Asian cast performed a coronavirus-themed show to a sold- out house, hoping to raise awareness about the nature of the virus and the discrimination Asians are facing because of it.
At least 23 members of Iran's parliament had tested positive for the novel coronavirus as of March 4, 2020, as the country stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the deadly virus that causes Covid-19.
Taxi and railway services in Taiwan have been stepping up on their disinfection efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19, the deadly disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Catholic Churches in Singapore have started holding worship services online to fight the spread of the deadly coronavirus that causes Covid-19. At least 110 people in the city state had tested positive for the disease as of March 4, 2020, and 78 of those patients had recovered.
As the deadly coronavirus that causes Covid-19 continues to spread to more countries around the world, unsubstantiated rumours are amplifying fears about the disease and causing a wider round of panic buying of essential supplies. The latest rush is focused on toilet paper, and has been causing long queues and empty…
South Korea is running “drive-through” coronavirus testing centres in multiple cities, including Daegu, the epicentre of the country’s outbreak. Health officials said such facilities would lessen contact between patients.
