coronavirus
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Developing Asia growth to fall in 2020 because of COVID-19 impact
Apr 3, 2020Regional economic growth in developing Asia will decline sharply in 2020 due to the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, before recovering in 2021, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020, the Asian Development... -
BRAC commits 150 million as emergency assistance for 100000 low-income households
Apr 3, 2020BRAC has allocated a budget of BDT 150 million (15 crore) for low-income families in urban slums, semi-urban and hard-to-reach areas, whose livelihood has been impacted due to the social distancing measures of COVID-19 pandemic. Each... -
More than a million cases of coronavirus registered globally
Apr 3, 2020More than a million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University – another grim milestone as the world grapples with the spreading pandemic. Nearly 53,000 people have... -
Comedian Eddie Large dies with Coronavirus
Apr 3, 2020Comedian Eddie Large, best known for being part of double act Little and Large, has died with coronavirus. The star, 78, was a well known face on TV in the 1970s and 80s and was famous... -
Google to publicly track people’s movements over coronavirus pandemic
Apr 3, 2020Google is to publicly track people’s movements over the course of the coronavirus pandemic. The tech firm will publish details of the different types of places people are going to on a county-by-county basis in the... -
Jazz great Ellis Marsalis dies aged 85 after virus ‘complications’
Apr 2, 2020Jazz great Ellis Marsalis died Wednesday at the age of 85 after contracting the coronavirus, his son Branford said. The acclaimed American pianist and teacher — who featured on dozens of records over a musical career... -
ADB launches $5 million project for Philippine households hard hit by COVID-19
Apr 2, 2020The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a $5 million project to help the Philippine government deliver critical food supplies to up to 55,000 vulnerable households in Metro Manila and neighboring areas, which are under enhanced... -
Under-fire Johnson says UK will ‘massively increase testing’
Apr 2, 2020Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain would “massively increase testing” amid a growing wave of criticism on Thursday about his government’s failure to provide widespread coronavirus screening. In a video message posted online on Wednesday night... -
Coronavirus pause could force global football to change
Apr 2, 2020Football has ground to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the immediate concern is the simple survival of many clubs because of the financial impact, but there is hope that the global game could... -
Global virus cases near a million as Spain sees record deaths
Apr 2, 2020Confirmed coronavirus cases approached one million around the world on Thursday as Europe reeled from the pandemic and the US prepared for what President Donald Trump warned would be “horrific” days ahead. The virus claimed thousands...
