COVID-19 Updates
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Hong Kong third wave: Financial Secretary Paul Chan warns government handouts won’t last, even as Covid-19 piles more pressure on economy
Hong Kong’s economy faces even greater pressure from the coronavirus crisis in the coming months but endlessly rolling out government support packages cannot be the long-term solution, the city’s financial…
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Stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne a hammer blow to Covid-weakened Australian economy
The strict new stage 4 lockdown announced by the Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, along with the shutdown of certain industries to be unveiled on Monday, represents a hammer blow to…
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From Singapore to India, urban farms sprout up as coronavirus leaves Bollywood celebrities with thyme on their hands
As the coronavirus ravages economies, forces countries into lockdowns and empties supermarket shelves, millions of people across Asia have been forced to put their former lifestyles on hold. But amid…
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State of disaster and curfew declared in Australia’s coronavirus-hit Victoria
A state of disaster was declared in Australia’s Victoria on Sunday, with the local government implementing a night curfew as part of its harshest movement restrictions to date to contain…
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Hong Kong third wave: prioritise high-risk groups for Covid-19 tests instead of universal screening, health minister says
Hong Kong residents from high-risk groups such as the elderly should be given priority for Covid-19 tests, the city’s health minister said on Sunday as mainland authorities pledged free screenings…
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Hong Kong third wave: elderly Covid-19 patient dies with another 110 cases expected
An elderly man became Hong Kong’s 34th fatality of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, as a medical source said the city was expected to record about 110 new cases.The city…
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Even amid coronavirus, Thailand’s international schools eye rosy post-pandemic future
If it were not for Bangkok’s international schools, Patima Jeerapaet’s children might never have developed a proficiency in English, nor learned analytical thinking. And without the challenge of an international…
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In South China Sea, Philippines is stuck between a pebble and a hard place
As Philippine and Chinese diplomats seek to strengthen their relationship and describe the disagreement over the South China Sea as a “little pebble” in the road to closer participation, a…
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Logistics and delivery companies see profits soar as coronavirus boosts e-commerce, demand for medical goods
Logistics and delivery companies have been boosted by a surge in demand for medical goods and online shopping amid the coronavirus crisis, with some recording triple digit surges in profit.But…
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Coronavirus: South Africa passes half a million confirmed cases, health ministry says
South Africa has now registered more than 500,000 cases of coronavirus, the health ministry announced Saturday, making it by far the hardest hit country on the continent.“Today South Africa has…