Scientists also question Harvard study that suggested the disease could have been spreading even earlier than thought. Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. China has dismissed as “ridiculous” a Harvard Medical School study that suggested the coronavirus could have been circulating in Wuhan […]

Thais are travelling to other parts of the country in droves as the authorities gradually ease their partial lockdown measures – including inter-provincial travel restrictions – prompting reclosure warnings from officials. Last Wednesday, which was a public holiday, thousands flocked to Bang Saen beach, a 1½-hour’s drive from the capital Bangkok. Photos of 2km-long lines […]

BOSTON (Reuters) – Bow Street LLC is close to having eight directors elected to the board of Mack-Cali Realty Corp (CLI.N), which would give the hedge fund control of the real estate investment trust’s board, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. All votes have not been cast before Wednesday’s annual meeting and the […]

SINGAPORE – While the Covid-19 pandemic has overwhelmed healthcare systems around the world, the Government is determined to ensure Singapore does not suffer the same fate. National Development Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (June 9) said efforts are being taken to make contact tracing faster, and scale up testing capacity – including testing wastewater for […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The safe-haven yen and Swiss franc on Tuesday gained for a second straight day this week as U.S. stocks stumbled a day after a blistering rally that propelled the tech-heavy Nasdaq to an all-time high. The yen rose to one-week highs against the dollar, while the Swiss franc climbed to its […]

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s state fund said big companies could from Tuesday apply for financial aid to help them cope with the coronavirus crisis, after the European Union approved a 25 billion zloty ($6.4 billion) package of support. The fund said it would offer loans to support liquidity worth a total of 10 billon zlotys […]

DHAKA (BLOOMBERG) – South Asian coronavirus cases have increased at the fastest rate globally in the past week, as the region becomes one of the latest pandemic hot spots. Infections have risen by 27 per cent in Pakistan, while in Bangladesh cases spiked by 19 per cent, and 17 per cent in India, according to […]

SINGAPORE – With the resumption of training for full-time police national servicemen, most of the dormitories at the Home Team Academy (HTA) that were converted into Covid-19 support facilities have been reclaimed for the incoming batch of trainees. Since late January, HTA has managed a quarantine facility, isolation facility and temporary alternative housing for migrant […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil airline Gol said on Monday it is consuming about 10 million reais ($2.05 million) per day, as the airline tries to keep its finances stable during the coronavirus crisis. Gol said this figure was better than an originally estimated cash consumption of 12 million reais per day. Source: Read Full […]

SINGAPORE – Every Singaporean who needs it will have access to a Covid-19 vaccine should one become available, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (June 9). Outlining Singapore’s strategy to control the spread of the coronavirus in a national broadcast, he pledged that if and when a vaccine is ready, “we will make […]