(TheStar) - Thailand's government issued a warning Tuesday (March 31) that April Fool's Day jokes about the Covid-19 (coronavirus) are punishable by a law which carries a sentence of up to five…

(Reuters) - Russia is sending the United States medical equipment to help fight the coronavirus outbreak, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.…

(NST) - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan formally step down as senior members of the British royal family on Tuesday, as they start a controversial new life in the United States. The couple…

Scientists (however) remain unsure about the extent to which past infection with the virus can prevent reinfection and for how long immunity will remain. German researchers want to send…

Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) has announced that the decision on grades to be awarded for the cancelled May and June exams will be a collaborative one with schools. (NST)…

(Reuters) - Kerajaan Indonesia pada Jumaat mengisytiharkan tempoh darurat selama dua minggu di Jakarta, sebagai usaha mengekang penularan wabak COVID-19. Gabenor Jakarta Anies Baswedan berkata,…

(FMT) - In Israel, Jewish and Arab doctors have worked side by side on the frontlines of the novel coronavirus fight, also battling entrenched schisms between their communities and stressing their…

(BBC) - A bid to overturn a law that criminalises gay sex in Singapore has been dismissed by a court, dealing a blow to the city state’s LGBT movement. The high court rejected appeals by three…

(NST) - Vietnam’s prime minister asked major cities to prepare for possible lockdowns to stop the spread of coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country reached…

(SCMP) - A Chinese doctor who spent time in Wuhan in January has tested positive for Covid-19 weeks after returning home to Henan province and despite spending 14 days in self-isolation, health…

(CNA) - A medical evacuation plane exploded during take-off in the Philippine capital on Sunday (Mar 29), killing all eight passengers and crew, including an American and a Canadian, officials…

(MalayMail) - Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the…

(Bloomberg) - Oil slumped to a 17-year low as coronavirus lockdowns cascaded through the world’s largest economies, leaving the market overwhelmed by cratering demand and a ballooning surplus of…

“These issues in China are a preview of what we should expect throughout the world” (finance.yahoo) - (Like millions of people around the world, Zhang Chunzi borrowed money she thought she’d be…

(AFP) - The controversial French professor who believes the anti-malaria drug chloroquine can help beat the coronavirus, has claimed that a new study he has conducted confirms its “efficiency” at…

(CNA) - US deaths from coronavirus could reach 200,000 with millions of cases, the government's top infectious diseases expert warned on Sunday (Mar 29) as New York, New Orleans and other major…

(Bloomberg) - Singapore’s battle to fight the coronavirus outbreak is intensifying, while industries such as tourism and aviation are virtually dead, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. Global…

(Bloomberg) - The magnitude of the economic devastation being wrought by the coronavirus pandemic was laid bare on Thursday when the U.S. government reported an unprecedented surge in the number…

(FMT) - Two weeks after investors dumped everything they could to hoard US dollars, some are now starting to sell. Intercontinental Exchange Inc’s US Dollar Index sank 4.4% this week, the…

The long lines and stacks of ash urns greeting family members of the dead at funeral homes in Wuhan are spurring questions about the true scale of coronavirus casualties at the epicentre of the…

(Sky News) - Another 260 people have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total to 1,019. The vast majority of those deaths are in England. The latest numbers…

(NST) - The Red Cross called on Friday for increased psychological support to health workers and others fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, warning of rising suicides as a result of pressure and…

(Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday that he would have China’s support in fighting the coronavirus, as Wuhan, the Chinese city where the outbreak…

(MalayMail) - A global shortage of condoms is looming, the world’s biggest producer said, after a coronavirus lockdown forced it to shut down production. Malaysia’s Karex Bhd makes one in every…

(FMT) - The United States now has more than 100,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University showed Friday. There have been 100,717 cases…

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgievas says the coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing…

(Sky News) - The prime minster tweeted a video message confirming he had COVID-19, adding: "Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. "I am now…

Raja Kamarudin Raja Idris, who is researching the relationship between cardiovascular disease and obesity for his PhD, is one of those who has volunteered and is ready to help UHCW when called upon.…

(SCMP) - China said on Thursday it had detained a prominent Chinese scholar at a Japanese university who went missing last year for suspected espionage. “The facts of the case are clear and the…

(BBC) - People around the UK have taken part in a "Clap for Carers" tribute, saluting NHS and care workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. The Royal Family and the prime minister joined…