Taiwan to step up efforts to prevent Chinese spies settling
TAIPEI — Taiwan will step up scrutiny of mainland Chinese citizens who are residents of Hong Kong and seek to move to the island to ensure they do not engage in spying or other illegal acts, the government said on Monday.
Coronavirus speeds up push for congestion charge in cities
BANGKOK — The coronavirus outbreak gives city authorities an opportunity to implement congestion pricing to curb traffic and pollution, urban experts said, even as...
Malaysia detects coronavirus strain that’s 10 times more infectious
Malaysia has detected a strain of the new coronavirus that’s been found to be 10 times more infectious.
The mutation called D614G was found in...
France plans masks at work as daily COVID-19 cases surpass 3,000
PARIS — France is to propose that masks be worn in shared workspaces as the country grapples with a rebound in coronavirus cases that rose again in the past 24 hours to over 3,000.
Seven Argentine meat plants suspend exports to China over COVID-19 worries
BUENOS AIRES — Seven Argentine meat processing plants are temporarily not exporting to China because they have registered cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) among their employees, a source from the Argentine agricultural health agency Senasa said on Thursday.
Yale’s COVID-19 saliva test used in NBA gets FDA OK for emergency use
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday granted emergency use authorization to Yale School of Public Health’s saliva test to detect COVID-19,...
Reuters survey: journalists are experiencing COVID-19 coverage stress
by Patricia B. Mirasol
Journalists are struggling to cope with the emotional demands of covering the pandemic, wrote Meera Selva, director of the Journalist Fellowship...
Harris rebukes Trump in campaign-trail debut
WILMINGTON, Del. — Kamala Harris made her campaign-trail debut as Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate on Wednesday, delivering a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s leadership and highlighting the historic significance of her new role.
2 Chinese patients test positive months after virus recovery
TWO PATIENTS in China that recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) months ago tested positive for the coronavirus again, raising concern of the virus’ ability to linger and reappear in people who it previously infected.
Russia says medics to get anti-COVID shots in 2 weeks, some Russians wary
MOSCOW - Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks and rejected as “groundless” safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscow’s rapid approval of the drug.
China says frozen chicken wings from Brazil test positive for virus
Consumers in the Chinese city of Shenzhen have been urged to exercise caution when buying imported frozen food after a surface sample of chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from the local government.
Delay routine dental checkups in areas of COVID spread — WHO
GENEVA — Dental patients and staff need to be protected from any potential infection by aerosol-generating procedures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...