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Cambodia coronavirus cases double to 24
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2020
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia reported 12 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, doubling its tally to 24.
Imported infections top new local cases in China for 4th day
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2020
» BEIJING/SHANGHAI: China reported on Tuesday another rise in confirmed coronavirus cases as infections from abroad made it increasingly hard for authorities to reduce the overall number of new infections to zero.
Vietnam to halt issue of all visas over coronavirus
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam will suspend the issue of new visas for all foreign nationals to curb the spread of coronavirus in the Southeast Asian nation, state media said on Tuesday.
Confusion as locked-down Philippines starts virus quarantine
Reuters, Published on 17/03/2020
» MANILA: Millions of people woke up confused, confined and frustrated in the Philippines on Tuesday, as a sweeping home quarantine order kicked in with just a few hours of warning, and Southeast Asia prepared tighter measures against a surge in coronavirus cases.
Professor who met UK PM over Covid-19 response self-isolates
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2020
» LONDON: A British professor who was in Downing Street this week after convincing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stiffen his response to the coronavirus outbreak has self-isolated after developing a persistent dry cough and a fever.
Vietjet suspends Thai, Asean flights as infections rise
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2020
» HANOI: Budget airline Vietjet Air said on Tuesday it will suspend its flights to major Southeast Asian destinations from Friday due to the coronavirus.
Cambodia halts Mekong River dam plans ‘for 10 years’
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2020
» PHNOM PENH: Electricity-starved Cambodia will not develop new hydropower dams on the Mekong River for the next 10 years, a senior energy official said on Wednesday, as it reviews its policy to seek energy from coal, natural gas and solar.
Thousands of Muslim pilgrims ignore virus risk to gather in Indonesia
Reuters, Published on 18/03/2020
» JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of Muslim pilgrims from across Asia gathered in Indonesia on Wednesday, despite fears that their meeting could fuel the spread of a coronavirus, just two weeks after a similar event in Malaysia caused more than 500 infections.
Oil soars on coronavirus stimulus spending
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2020
» TOKYO: Oil prices surged nearly 20% on Thursday, bouncing back from days of heavy losses in a relief rally that may yet be short-lived, analysts warned, but which was stoked by economic stimulus efforts to ward off a global coronavirus recession.
Bond markets buckle
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2020
» TOKYO/SYDNEY: Bond prices gyrated on Thursday with desperate investors dumping government bonds and hoarding cash in markets gripped by pandemic fears that have forced central banks to step up support for debt.