ROME: Italy on Wednesday (Mar 18) reported 475 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the highest one-day official toll of any...
Day: March 19, 2020
SYDNEY: Australia on Thursday (Mar 19) unveiled an unprecedented ban on any non-residents arriving into the country, ratcheting up efforts to...
PUTRAJAYA: Military troops may be mobilised if Malaysians do not comply with the movement control order introduced by the government to contain...
SUVA, Fiji: Fiji confirmed its first coronavirus case Thursday (Mar 19) and immediately moved to seal off the city where...
JAKARTA: A rally of Muslim pilgrims that is drawing thousands of people to Indonesia has been stopped amid fears that...
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will close its borders to all foreigners from midnight on Thursday (Mar 19), as it steps up...
SHANGHAI: Chinese scientists and health experts involved in the country's fight against the coronavirus believe the worst is now over,...
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man signed up to deliver food for Foodpanda and Deliveroo but allowed a Malaysian man to do the...
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday (Mar 18) reported 47 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total in the country to 313.This is...
HONG KONG: A hedge fund manager in Hong Kong has publicly apologised after a parody video of him licking his...
JAKARTA: Indonesia needs to immediately widen its testing for COVID-19 to ensure detection of more infections, President Joko Widodo said on...
TOKYO: An expert panel guiding Japan's coronavirus response may advise a relaxation of controls in regions that have not seen...
SINGAPORE: Singapore authorities will put all students and school staff members returning from travel during the March holidays on a leave of absence,...
WELLINGTON: New Zealand on Thursday (Mar 19) advised its citizens not to travel overseas due to the risks posed by...