NATIONAL DEATH COUNT FROM TABLIGH MEETING NOW 15 — AND ALMOST A FIFTH OF TOTAL CASES The Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi last month has emerged as the biggest hotspot, accounting for about one-fifth of the COVID-19 positive cases across the country so far. At least 15 across the
WEARING MASKS NOW MANDATORY MANILA — For better protection against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Malacañang ordered yesterday all those living in areas under enhanced community quarantine to wear face masks or other forms of protective equipment when they go out to
XI'S TRIP TO ZHEJIANG BOOSTS CONFIDENCE President Xi Jinping has offered a confidence boost to the market and businesses with his four-day inspection trip to Zhejiang province, in which he underlined the importance of turning crisis into opportunities and fostering new growth engines amid t
U.S. INTEL: CHINA COVERED UP EXTENT OF CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK <https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/u-s-intel-china-covered-up-extent-o f-coronavirus-outbreak.html> China has concealed the extent of the coronavirus outbreak in its country, under-reporting both total cases and deat
DUTERTE WARNS GROUPS DISRUPTING QUARANTINE; PNP TOLD: SHOOT THEM DEAD MANILA — Shoot them dead. President Duterte ordered the police and the military last night to shoot dead those who will continue to hold protests that disrupt peace and order during the enhanced community quarantin
XI STRESSES GREEN MODEL OF GROWTH President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of environmental protection during his inspection tour of eastern China on Monday at a village where he unveiled his theory of ecological civilization 15 years ago.
G20 NATIONS AGREE TO KEEP MARKETS OPEN, TACKLE SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS Group of 20 trade chiefs pledged to try to keep supply chains open as the world fights to contain the coronavirus pandemic and limit the economic fallout. The G-20 commerce ministers also vowed to "guard against profiteeri
PHILIPPINES RECORDS 538 NEW CASES, NATIONAL TALLY BREACHES 2,000-MARK The Department of Health confirmed 538 new COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, bringing the national tally to 2,084. The health department also reported that an additional 10 COVID-19 patients died in the country, raisi
XI VOWS AID FOR SMALLER BUSINESSES President Xi Jinping pledged on Sunday to take measures to protect small and medium-sized companies from being seriously impacted by the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Centra
BRENT TUMBLES TO LOWEST SINCE 2002, US CRUDE DIPS BELOW $20 PER BARREL Global oil benchmark Brent crude plunged to its cheapest in almost 18 years on Monday and US crude briefly tumbled below $20 per barrel on growing fears the global coronavirus shutdown could last months and demand for
