Health

Asia Today: India reports 8,000 new cases; South Korea 27
May 31, 2020

Asia Today: India reports 8,000 new cases; South Korea 27

India has reported more than 8,000 new cases of the coronavirus in a single day, another record high that topped the deadliest week in the country


Bazaar swabbed, tables spaced as Turkey eases restrictions
May 30, 2020

Bazaar swabbed, tables spaced as Turkey eases restrictions

Workers in white coveralls and face masks have swept Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar with disinfectant as Turkey prepares to lift many remaining coronavirus restrictions


Asia Today: India to allow reopenings in some areas
May 30, 2020

Asia Today: India to allow reopenings in some areas

India is extending its lockdown in containment zones until June 30 but will allow economic activities to restart outside these areas even though coronavirus cases continue to rise in major cities



Asia Today: India caseload surges again; 39 sick in S. Korea
May 30, 2020

Asia Today: India caseload surges again; 39 sick in S. Korea

India has registered another record single-day jump of 7,964 coronavirus cases and 265 deaths, a day before the 2-month-old lockdown is set to end


Asia Today: India's caseload surges again; 39 sick in SKorea
May 30, 2020

Asia Today: India's caseload surges again; 39 sick in SKorea

India has registered another record single-day jump of 7,964 coronavirus cases and 265 deaths, a day before the 2-month-old lockdown is set to end



India's economic growth dips during coronavirus pandemic
May 29, 2020

India's economic growth dips during coronavirus pandemic

India’s government says the economy grew by 4.2% in the fiscal year that ended in March, down from 6.1% the previous year, with the country beginning feeling the effect of the pandemic in the January-March quarter


Indian authorities probe deaths of migrant workers on trains
May 29, 2020

Indian authorities probe deaths of migrant workers on trains

A senior Indian railway official says authorities are investigating whether some migrant workers died of starvation or heat sickness this week while traveling on special trains to their home villages in blazing heat after losing their jobs in cities because of the coronavirus lockdown