Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Spain’s COVID-19 death toll rises by 674 but pace keeps slowing
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MADRID: The rate of new coronavirus infections and deaths in Spain slowed again on Sunday (Apr 5) as the country, suffering from one of the world’s worst outbreaks of the pandemic, began its fourth week under a near-total lockdown. Deaths from the highly infectious COVID-19 respiratory disease rose to 12,418 on Saturday – the second-highest
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
430,000 people have travelled from China to US since coronavirus surfaced
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NEW YORK: Since Chinese officials disclosed the outbreak of a mysterious pneumonia-like illness to international health officials on New Year’s Eve, at least 430,000 people have arrived in the United States on direct flights from China, including nearly 40,000 in the two months after President Trump imposed restrictions on such travel, according to an analysis of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
China says it has sold nearly 4 billion masks abroad
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BEIJING: China has sold nearly four billion masks to foreign countries since March, officials said Sunday (Apr 5), as they tried to stem widespread fears over the quality of medical exports. Despite Chinese cases dwindling, Beijing has encouraged factories to increase production of medical supplies as the pandemic kills over 60,000 globally and parts of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Malaysia reports 179 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday (Apr 5) reported 179 new coronavirus cases, raising the cumulative total to 3,662 cases as Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy grapples with the highest number of infections in the region. The new cases include four deaths, raising the tally to 61 people who have died as of noon on Sunday, the health
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Australia police to probe cruise ship COVID-19 deaths
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SYDNEY: Australian police on Sunday (Apr 5) launched a criminal investigation after thousands of passengers were allowed to disembark a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Sydney and 10 later died of the illness. The government last month allowed 2,700 passengers to walk off the Carnival Australia-owned Ruby Princess and travel to their homes around the country
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Tokyo sees more than 130 new COVID-19 cases, highest jump in one day: Report
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TOKYO: More than 130 people were newly infected with the novel coronavirus in Tokyo, Japan’s NHK public broadcaster reported on Sunday (Apr 5), citing officials from the metropolitan government. It was the highest daily jump in confirmed cases so far, bringing the number of positive cases in the capital to more than 1,000, NHK said.
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
‘There must not be more victims’: Indonesian volunteers and businesses unite to produce protective gear
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JAKARTA: When a 34-year-old doctor with COVID-19 passed away in Indonesia about two weeks ago, many were taken by surprise that a young adult had succumbed to the disease. The death came as a shocking news to Bandung installation artist Bagus Pandega, as the doctor was his high school friend. Advertisement Advertisement Mr Pandega decided to produce face
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
COVID-19: New website provides updates on crowd levels in Singapore malls
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SINGAPORE: A website has been launched to provide the public with regular updates on crowd levels in malls across Singapore amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The website, Space Out, indicates the crowd levels at the malls at different times of the day, serving as a guide for people heading out to buy essential goods and services, said the Urban
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Scared but desperate, Thai sex workers forced to the street
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BANGKOK: A shutdown to contain the coronavirus has killed Thailand’s party scene and forced sex workers like Pim out of bars and onto desolate streets. She’s scared but desperately needs customers to pay her rent. Red-light districts from Bangkok to Pattaya have gone quiet with night clubs and massage parlours closed and tourists blocked from
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Thailand reports 102 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths
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BANGKOK: Thailand reported 102 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths, the country’s public health ministry said on Sunday (Apr 5). The latest numbers raised the total in the Southeast Asian nation to 2,169 cases. Advertisement Advertisement Twenty-three people have died in Thailand since the outbreak first emerged in January. On Friday, police and soldiers set
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
‘We didn’t know there was a virus inside of us’: A young couple’s fight against COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: It was not till viewing a friend’s Instagram story post that alarm bells started to ring. “My friend was on a university programme in London and they had to return to Singapore earlier. And she had tested positive,” said the 25-year-old woman, who requested not to be named. Advertisement Advertisement “I felt that I
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
OPEC+ meeting delayed as Saudi Arabia and Russia row over oil price collapse: sources
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DUBAI/MOSCOW: OPEC and Russia have postponed a Monday meeting to discuss oil output cuts until April 9, OPEC sources said on Saturday, as a dispute between Moscow and Saudi Arabia over who is to blame for plunging crude prices intensified. The delay came amid pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump for the Organization of the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
China sees rise in new coronavirus cases
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BEIJING: Mainland China reported 30 new coronavirus cases on Saturday (Apr 4), up from 19 a day earlier as the number of cases involving travellers from abroad as well as local transmissions increased, highlighting the difficulty in stamping out the outbreak. The National Health Commission said in a statement on Sunday that 25 of the latest
Commentary: In the time of COVID-19, China is revolutionising deliveries and e-commerce
LAUSANNE: While some sectors of the economy struggle for survival in a sudden, new, harsh reality, e-commerce is again faced with massive demand. With many of us confined to our homes, we have become reliant on online shopping. And while your weekly grocery shop or a book order might seem to have changed little in