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Tokyo reports highest daily tally of Covid-19 cases, top 100 for first time
TOKYO: Tokyo confirmed 118 new cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) as of 4pm local time on Saturday (April 4), a metropolitan government official said, the first time the daily increase has topped 100. This pushes the total number of Covid-19 cases to 891 in the Japanese capital, the highest among the 47 prefectures of the country.
US returns two looted statues to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH: The United States had returned to Cambodia two ancient statues after they were looted from the kingdom decades ago during the civil war, according to a joint press statement on Saturday (April 4).
Tokyo area sees daily coronavirus cases topping 100 for first time - NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Some 118 people were newly infected with the novel coronavirus in the Japanese capital of Tokyo, NHK public broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing metropolitan government officials.
Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters
WELLINGTON/MANILA/TOKYO/SINGAPORE: Before New Zealand began its four-week lockdown to fight the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, a reporter asked Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern what would happen if an earthquake struck while everybody was sequestered in their homes.
Xi leads national mourning for lives lost to Covid-19
BEIJING: Xi Jinping led other Chinese leaders on Saturday (April 4) to attend national mourning for martyrs who died fighting the Covid-19 (coronavirus) disease and compatriots who lost their lives in the outbreak.
Indian officials warn of lockdown extensions as virus cases in South Asia near 6,000
MUMBAI: The number of confirmed Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak cases in South Asia neared 6,000 on Saturday (April 5), even as authorities in some cities tightened restrictions on movement and warned lockdowns could be extended in a bid to rein in the pandemic.
Virus-hunters racing against time
How intrepid lab sleuths ramped up tests as coronavirus closed in.
MCO: UMMC can post prescriptions to patients outside 10km radius
PETALING JAYA: Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) can post prescriptions for medication except insulin to outpatients living further than 10km during the movement control order (MCO) period, says hospital director Professor Dr Tunku Kamarul Zaman Tunku Zainol Abidin.
Singer Pink tested positive for Covid-19, now recovered
Pink and her three-year old son were showing symptoms of Covid-19.
The Covid-19 Chronicles: (Mis)communications of a communicable disease
The double-edged sword of living through a pandemic in the age of rapid communications is that effective information is accessible – but so is fake news that has resulted in wasteful distractions, unnecessary panic, and in some instances, actual harm to health and wellbeing.