March 20, 2020 China's relationship with WHO chief in wake of coronavirus outbreak under the microscope China's cozy relationship with the head of the World Health Organization.
March 20, 2020 How China can be held legally accountable for coronavirus pandemic As the world grapples with a soaring death toll and the never-before-seen pandemic of coronavirus, officially termed COVID-19, frustrations of a cover-up and clampdown heralded by the Chinese government in the early weeks of the disease’s emergence is raising questions of legal ramifications and a skirting of international responsibilities.
March 20, 2020 Here’s how South Korea is handling elections during the coronavirus outbreak South Korea is requiring voters to don masks and wear disposable gloves at ballot boxes next month as the country is pushing ahead with parliamentary elections in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
March 19, 2020 Thailand hospitals use 'ninja robots' to fight coronavirus Hospitals in Thailand have begun using “ninja robots” to ease the burden on medical workers and doctors fighting to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
March 19, 2020 Asian countries face new wave of coronavirus cases imported from overseas As the coronavirus pandemic’s global epicenter in China reported no new local cases for the first time since the outbreak began, several Asian countries are now facing a second wave infections through imported cases.
March 19, 2020 Around 10,000 Muslims, Christians gather for events in Indonesia during coronavirus outbreak Around 10,000 Muslims and Christians amassed at a pair of religious gatherings in Indonesia Thursday as officials in the island nation are struggling to keep people separated during the coronavirus outbreak.
March 18, 2020 Trump doubles down on 'China virus,' demands to know who in White House used phrase 'Kung Flu" President Trump on Wednesday continued to call COVID-19, the "China virus," and said he doesn't think labeling the novel coronavirus is racist or puts Asian-Americans at risk.
March 18, 2020 China says decision to boot journalists was fault of US, warns it could kick out even more China's newest crackdown on U.S. journalists stationed in Beijing not only echoes the Cold War Era but comes at a time when the world is in desperate need of independent information by trusted journalists on the front lines of a global pandemic and not by state-run media which pushes propaganda.
March 18, 2020 Coronavirus cases top 200,000 worldwide, death toll passes 8,000 The total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus worldwide has now surpassed 200,000, according to Johns Hopkins University, while the death toll has topped 8,000.
March 18, 2020 China's Xi Jinping meets with Pakistan president – promptly shakes his hand despite coronavirus warnings Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Pakistani counterpart Tuesday in Beijing to shore up their alliance amid the global coronavirus pandemic – promptly shaking hands in an an apparent oversight of advised health measures.