Coronavirus could last years, says Japanese economist urging more tests, support
Japan should boost coronavirus testing and offer more generous cash payouts to households as the epidemic could last for several years, an economist appointed to a government panel on the virus response said on Friday.
Thailand reopening more businesses as coronavirus eases
Thailand will begin allowing department stores, shopping malls and other businesses to reopen from Sunday as new coronavirus cases dwindle, the government said.
Indonesia reports 490 new coronavirus cases, 33 new deaths
Indonesia reported 490 new coronavirus infections and 33 new deaths, taking the total number of cases to 16,496 and deaths to 1,076, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said on Friday.
Ethiopia migrants recall nightmare when 64 died in a metal container
Silence gradually replaced the screams around Dejene Degefa as his fellow travelers suffocated one by one inside a locked metal container. He struggled to stay conscious but finally passed out, only waking to the sounds of rescue.
Malaysia reports 36 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths
Malaysia reported 36 new coronavirus cases on Friday with no additional deaths, the health ministry said.
Trump says doesn’t want to talk to Xi, could even cut China ties
U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the coronavirus outbreak, saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties wit…
Belgian Trappists reopen tap for beer sales as lockdown eases
Belgian Trappist monks who brew one of the world’s most coveted beers have reopened for business after a two-month break, though COVID-19 restrictions mean they can only supply local rather than international demand.
Two more migrants quarantined on Lesbos test positive for COVID-19
Two asylum seekers recently arrived on Greece’s Lesbos island, the site of the country’s biggest migrant camp, have tested positive for the coronavirus, migration ministry sources said on Friday.
Philippines’ coronavirus infections top 12,000, deaths pass 800 mark
The number of novel coronavirus cases in the Philippines’ has passed the 12,000 mark, and more than 800 people have now died, the health ministry said on Friday.
Britain, EU dig in their heels in trade talks
Talks between Britain and the European Union on their new trade relationship made little progress this week, sources with the bloc said on Friday, with persistent differences on key areas weighing on chances for a deal by the end of the year.
