COVID-19: TRUMP SAYS WOULD LIKE TO REOPEN US ECONOMY WITH A 'BIG BANG' US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would like to reopen the US economy with a "big bang" but that the death toll from the coronavirus needs to be on the down slope before that can happen. Trump did not giv
UP AND DELHI SEAL HOTSPOTS UNTIL APRIL 15 The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday decided to seal coronavirus hotspots in 15 districts until April 15 as part of a cluster containment exercise, where only medical services and home delivery of essential items would be allowed. While ent
TRUMP SETS STAGE FOR UNSC MEET ON COVID-19 ON APRIL 9; PANS W.H.O, CHINA After US President Donald Trump virtually blamed the World Health Organisation for playing the Chinese side on the coronavirus pandemic, heat will now mount on Beijing at an informal discussion on the virus outbreak
MODIFIED 'LOCKDOWN' PROPOSED IATF extends Luzon quarantine to April 30 MANILA - As Luzon braces for an extended enhanced community quarantine, a "modified lockdown" should be considered to ensure smoother delivery of basic goods and allow some businesses to reopen and serve communities,
UNDER PRESSURE FROM STATES, CENTRE CONSIDERING EXTENSION OF LOCKDOWN The Centre indicated on Tuesday that it was in no hurry to lift the nationwide lockdown on April 15, after several state governments came out in favour of an extension. The Union government and states are expected to hav
CHINA-US MUTUAL SUPPORT NEEDED RIGHT NOW Beijing's top envoy in Washington expressed solidarity on Monday with people in the United States, saying China is doing its best to support the US and other countries in their battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. "In the fight against the
US VIRUS FATALITIES PASSES GRIM NUMBER AS UK DEATHS SPIKE The U.S. and Britain braced for what could be one of their bleakest weeks in memory on Monday as the human and financial toll of the coronavirus outbreak mounted. But new deaths and infections appeared to be slowing in Italy, Spai
DUTERTE APPROVES LUZON-WIDE COMMUNITY QUARANTINE UNTIL APRIL 30 MANILA - The enhanced community quarantine in Luzon is extended until April 30, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Tuesday. In a late night address Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte's late night address where he said the
STATES IN NO HURRY TO EASE LOCKDOWN At least seven states, which together have reported 1,367 coronavirus cases - almost one-third of the 4,281 cases across the country so far - indicated Monday that they would continue to have some restrictions in place even after the 21-day national lo
CORONAVIRUS: TRUMP VOICES HOPE FOR 'LEVELLING-OFF' IN US HOTSPOTS President Donald Trump has expressed hope coronavirus cases were "levelling off" in US hotspots, saying he saw "light at the end of the tunnel". On Sunday, New York, the epicentre of the US outbreak, reported a drop in the
