April 7, 2020 Coronavirus scams in India include person who tried to sell the world's largest statue for billions A spike in criminal activity online has been reported in India amid a three-week lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, including someone who tried to sell the world's largest statue.
April 7, 2020 Japan declares state of emergency as coronavirus infections surge, Tokyo asks residents to self-isolate Japenese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a month-long state of emergency on Tuesday for Tokyo and six other prefectures in an attempt to slow coronavirus.
April 7, 2020 China reports no new coronavirus deaths since outbreak began Mainland China on Tuesday reported no new coronavirus deaths for the first time since the global outbreak began. The country also reported a drop in new cases of COVID-19 - one day before Wuhan, a city in central china where the pandemic began, is set to lift its lockdown.
April 7, 2020 Taiwan shows up China, sending hard-hit countries lifesaving coronavirus supplies While Beijing works to rebrand itself as a global leader by selling -- at times-- faulty protective gear amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan has been giving it away for free. The gesture is not only a dig at China, which has refused to acknowledge Taiwan's existence, but also raises Taiwan's profile internationally, something China has been actively trying to prevent for years.
April 6, 2020 China forces Italy to buy same coronavirus supplies it had donated to Beijing a few weeks ago China's efforts to rebrand itself as a global leader focused on humanitarian relief has hit a major snag and perhaps revealed Beijing's true intentions behind their public relations blitz. After telling the world that it would donate masks, face guards and testing equipment to Italy, China quietly backtracked and sold Italy desperately-needed medical equipment. What's worse is that the personal protective equipment (PPE) China forced Italy to buy were actually the same PPE Italy donated to China before coronavirus rushed its own shores and killed nearly 16,000 people.
April 6, 2020 Coronavirus cases in Singapore rise, 20,000 workers quarantined in dorms dubbed 'recipe for disaster' Tens of thousands of migrant workers in Singapore are now under quarantine in their dormitories after a rise in coronavirus infections.
April 6, 2020 Coronavirus rise in Japan spurs Abe to declare state of emergency in Tokyo, 6 prefectures Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will declare a state of emergency as soon as Tuesday in Tokyo and six other prefectures due to coronavirus.
April 5, 2020 Coronavirus battle in India includes call to light candles to dispel 'darkness' of pandemic India's prime minister is looking to boost morale by asking people to switch off their lights on Sunday and light candles as a sign of hope.
April 4, 2020 China joins UN Human Rights Council panel despite troubling record, response to coronavirus China has been appointed to a panel on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council, where it will help vet candidates for important posts -- despite its decades-long record of systematic human rights abuse that the U.S. has said fueled the coronavirus pandemic.
April 4, 2020 China honors coronavirus victims with 3 minutes of reflection, 'wail of grief' China held a rare, three-minute nationwide moment of reflection Saturday to remember coronavirus victims, with cars, trains and ships blaring their horns in what state media described as a coordinated “wail of grief.”