Goldman slashes China growth forecast; imported coronavirus cases rise
Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday that China’s economy will likely shrink 9% in the first quarter, underscoring how the coronavirus has disrupted normal business activities, even as China reported a rise in new cases of the disease, most of them imported.
China’s Chongqing city to quarantine all overseas arrivals: Xinhua
China’s Chongqing city will require all overseas arrivals to be quarantined in designated locations or residences for 14 days, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
EU-China summit postponed by coronavirus, EU Commission says
A summit between China and the European Union has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Commission said on Tuesday, confirming a Reuters report on March 12.
Two bombs explode outside Thai government office in Yala, wounding 18
Two bombs exploded in front of a government office in Thailand’s insurgency-hit southern Yala province on Tuesday, wounding 18 people, a security official said.
Swedish PM lofven says high schools, universities should switch to distance learning
Sweden’s high schools and universities should stop classes on campus and switch to distance learning from March 18, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Tuesday, but primary and secondary education will continue as normal for now.
Confusion, concern as locked-down Philippines starts coronavirus quarantine
Millions of people woke up confused, confined and frustrated in the Philippines on Tuesday, as a sweeping home quarantine order kicked in with just a few hours of warning, and Southeast Asia prepared tighter measures against a surge in coronavirus case…
Philippine Airlines to suspend flights as coronavirus spreads
Philippine Airlines said on Tuesday it will halt its international flights starting March 20 as the country’s main island is placed under enhanced quarantine measures.
Asia prepares for coronavirus boomerang wave as residents return home
Governments in Asia are preparing measures to head off a new wave of coronavirus cases as people flee an explosion of the disease in Europe, North America and the Middle East.
Azeri Turkish businessman arrested over alleged Gulen links, police says
Azeri Turkish businessman Mubariz Mansimov Gurbanoglu has been arrested in one of the highest-profile detentions of a crackdown against suspects linked to a network accused of carrying out an attempted coup in 2016, Istanbul police said on Tuesday.
India closes Taj Mahal, Pakistan cases spike after quarantine errors
India closed the Taj Mahal, its principal tourist site, and the financial hub of Mumbai ordered offices providing non-essential services to keep half their staff at home in ramped up measures to curb the coronavirus in South Asia.
