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.
Singapore PM says food supply, cargo to continue from Malaysia despite travel curbs
Singapore’s prime minister said on Tuesday that Malaysia’s leader had assured him that goods and cargo, including food supplies, would continue to flow between the two nations despite travel restrictions issued by Malaysia.
Kazakhstan reports spike in coronavirus cases
Kazakhstan’s healthcare ministry reported 14 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, raising the total count to 27 in the Central Asian nation.
Turkey detains 19 people over ‘provocative’ coronavirus posts
Turkey has identified 93 suspects who have made “unfounded and provocative” postings on social media about the coronavirus outbreak and has detained 19 of them, the Turkish Interior Ministry said.
Swiss official warns of hospital collapse if virus spreads
Swiss hospitals could collapse if the new coronavirus keeps spreading rapidly, a top health official warned on Tuesday, urging his compatriots to respect the government’s emergency measures to curb the epidemic.
South Korea tightens border checks as domestic transmission of virus abates
South Korea said on Tuesday it plans to tighten border checks for all arrivals from overseas to prevent new cases of coronavirus coming into the country at a time when domestically transmitted infections are subsiding.
China tightens checks on foreigners as imported coronavirus cases now pose biggest threat
China reported another rise in new coronavirus cases on Tuesday as infections from abroad outnumbered cases of local transmission for a fourth consecutive day, prompting some parts of the country to tighten monitoring of foreign travellers.
Japan suicides at historic low in 2019 but more teens kill themselves
Suicides in Japan in 2019 fell to a historic low, marking the tenth straight year of declines, but youth suicides continued to rise, police said on Tuesday.
