ASIA

Concern over lack of protective gears for healthcare professionals

India bans export of all kind of respiratory masks

8:30 pm January 31, 2020

New Delhi: India on Friday banned exports of all kinds of personal protection equipment, including clothing and masks used to protect people from air borne particles. The move assumes significance as there could be a spurt in demand for such products due to outbreak of deadly coronavirus that has claimed more than 200 lives in […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

India making ‘desperate attempts’ to divert attention from criticism of its policies: Pakistan

7:48 pm January 30, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday claimed that India is making “desperate attempts” to divert attention from the domestic and international criticism of the government’s policies. Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui also said that nobody should underestimate Pakistan’s resolve to effectively thwart any aspiration of aggression against the country. She urged the international community to take cognizance […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Asian markets fall on fears over economic impact of virus

2:51 pm January 30, 2020

Hong Kong: Asian markets fell on Thursday with investors concerned about the economic impact from the spread of the new coronavirus as China reported more than 1,700 new infections. Airlines around the world are either suspending or paring back services in and out of China following cases of human-to-human transmission outside the country and manufacturers […]

Three Japanese evacuated from Wuhan have new coronavirus

2:45 pm January 30, 2020

Tokyo: Three Japanese evacuated from the epicentre of a deadly new coronavirus outbreak have tested positive for the illness, the government said on Thursday as it faced criticism for the country’s minimal quarantine measures. The new cases were announced as a second evacuation flight from Wuhan landed in Tokyo, and the government confirmed a second […]

Pay wages to workers or face jail: Gujarat govt to employers

Coronavirus: Gujarat students stuck in China returning, says CM

3:47 pm January 29, 2020

Ahmedabad/Vadodara: At least 100 students from Gujarat staying in China had expressed their desire to return home due to the outbreak of novel Coronavirus in Wuhan and some of them are coming back from Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has said. Rupani has instructed state chief secretary Anil Mukim to collect […]