Australia enacts sweeping lockdown powers to combat COVID-19 spread
SYDNEY: People in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Australia, could...
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Australia tightens social distancing rules to combat coronavirus, warns of fines
MELBOURNE: Australia stepped up enforcement of social distancing rules on Saturday (Mar 28) to contain community transmission of the novel coronavirus,...
Australia tightens quarantine rules to combat coronavirus, warns of fines
MELBOURNE: Australian troops will begin on Saturday (Mar 28) taking citizens returning from overseas to compulsory quarantine places to prevent...
Greece calls for health volunteers to combat coronavirus
ATHENS: Greece on Monday (Mar 23) put out a call for health volunteers to help combat the spread of the...
Malaysia government allocates additional RM600 million for Health Ministry to combat COVID-19
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian government will channel additional funds worth RM600 million (US$135.28 million) to the Health Ministry to support its efforts in...
Australia considers tougher movement restrictions to combat COVID-19
SYDNEY: Australia is considering tougher restrictions on public gatherings to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the Sydney Opera...
Commentary: Is the UK’s herd immunity strategy to combat COVID-19 worth pursuing?
Commentary Commentary Achieving herd immunity to COVID-19 in the UK could result in the deaths of more than 1 million...
‘We are at war’: France imposes lockdown to combat COVID-19
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday (Mar 16) ordered stringent restrictions on people's movement to slow the spread of...
Australia unveils US$1.6 billion health package to combat coronavirus
SYDNEY: Australia unveiled a A$2.40 billion (US$1.56 billion) health package on Wednesday (Mar 11) that proposes to set up fever...
