Thailand reports 106 new coronavirus cases and three deaths
Thailand has recorded 106 new coronavirus cases and three more deaths, a health official said on Tuesday.
South Korea doubles rescue package to $80 billion amid coronavirus woes
South Korea President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday the government will double a planned rescue package to contain mounting economic and financial fallout from the coronavirus to 100 trillion won ($80 billion).
China’s new coronavirus infections double due to imported cases
Mainland China saw a doubling in new coronavirus cases driven by a jump in infected travellers returning home from overseas, raising the risk of transmissions in Chinese cities and provinces that had seen no new infections in recent days.
China’s Shenzhen says all arrivals must be tested for coronavirus
Everyone arriving in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen at its ports of entry must be tested for the coronavirus, the local government said in a statement on Tuesday.
Macau announces new restrictions on Hong Kong, China visitors
Macau’s leader Ho Iat Seng said on Tuesday that visitors from the Chinese mainland, neighboring Hong Kong and Taiwan who have traveled overseas in the past 14 days will be banned from entering the world’s biggest gambling hub.
Australian coronavirus cases leap as lockdown broadens
Australia’s most populous state recorded its highest daily rise in coronavirus cases on Tuesday and officials warned of harsher penalties for anybody violating self-isolation orders as the country stepped closer to a full lockdown.
Philippines reports 39 new coronavirus cases
The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 39 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 501.
India’s poor, hammered by coronavirus lockdown, fear for future
Shaikh Bahaduresha, 31, lived on Mumbai’s streets for two months last year, unable to make ends meet on his meager taxi-driving profits of roughly $5 a day. After he got married in December, his wife put some money towards renting a small apartment, an…
Beijing tightens quarantine rules for travelers from overseas: official media
Beijing’s city government is further strengthening quarantine rules for individuals who arrive in China from overseas, as the Chinese capital seeks to minimize coronavirus-related risks, Beijing Daily reported on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Elite hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks spike
Elite hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier this month, sources told Reuters, part of what a senior agency official said was a more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks.
