Archive for March 30th, 2020
COVID-19: Singapore confirms 42 new cases, new cluster at Yishun bridal studio
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (29 March) announced 42 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, taking the country’s total to 844. The city-state’s single-day [...] » More
Plane catches fire on takeoff at Philippine airport, eight dead
A Japan-bound plane caught fire on takeoff at Manila airport in the Philippines late Sunday, killing all eight people on board, airport authorities said. The Westwind [...] » More
Thailand reports 143 new coronavirus cases and one death
Thailand has 143 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total of cases since the outbreak to 1,388, the spokesman of the government’s centre for COVID-19 Situation [...] » More
COVID-19:Indonesia cases reach 1,285, death toll at 114
Indonesia on Sunday announced 12 more deaths due to the novel coronavirus, raising the total to 114. Government spokesman Achmad Yurianto said the number of positive cases [...] » More
Vietnam PM asks major cities to prepare for lockdown to stop virus
Vietnam’s prime minister on Monday asked major cities to prepare for possible lockdowns to stop the spread of coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases in the [...] » More
Exclusive: Support for HK protesters’ demands rises even as coronavirus halts rallies: poll
Support for the demands of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong has grown even as rallies have paused due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a survey conducted for [...] » More
HK’s property sales agencies report their worst financial results in years amid triple whammy industry slump
Hong Kong’s property agencies are reporting their worst financial results in years, as the coronavirus pandemic added to the woes of an industry that was already [...] » More
HK bans public gatherings of more than four people
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam banned public gatherings of more than four people on Friday, hours after the Asian financial hub reported 65 new cases of coronavirus infections, [...] » More
Coronavirus: plan to exempt more HK cross-border workers from quarantine raises eyebrows with some among 650 applicants involved in non-essential trades
A new Hong Kong scheme to exempt cross-border suppliers of essentials from compulsory quarantine measures amid the coronavirus pandemic has drawn more than 650 applications [...] » More
HK reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus cases
Hong Kong reported 65 new coronavirus infections on Friday, its biggest daily rise so far, taking the total number of cases in the Chinese-ruled city to 518, health officials [...] » More
Taiwan says US media expelled from China are welcome
American journalists expelled by China are welcome to set up shop in Taiwan, foreign minister Joseph Wu said Saturday, as the democratic island burnishes its credentials as a [...] » More
Taiwan’s coronavirus cases rise by 16 to reach 283
Taiwan confirmed 16 new cases of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) Saturday (March 28), bringing the total for the country up to 283. As has been the case recently, most of the [...] » More
US increases support for Taiwan, China threatens to strike back
US President Donald Trump has signed into law an act that requires increased US support for Taiwan internationally, prompting a denunciation by China, which said it would [...] » More
Taiwan foreign minister invites US reporters expelled by China
Taiwan Foreign minister Joseph Wu extended a personal invitation on Saturday for three major US newspapers to station on the island their China-based journalists whose [...] » More
Taiwan’s top universities report coronavirus case, restrict campus access
National Taiwan University (NTU) has banned visits by outsiders, and National Chengchi University (NCCU) has confirmed that a student has been infected with the Wuhan [...] » More
