Sport

Uncertainty looms over Badosa’s Australian Open in doubt after positive COVID-19 test

Editorial Bureau January 22, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – Doubts have been cast over Paula Badosa’s Australian Open spot due to her positive COVID-19 test after the Victoria state government announced on Friday that anyone contracting the virus would have to follow an additional period of isolation. Badosa was the

Asia

Stress on Japan tourism may be linked to surge in COVID-19 infections – study

Ren Leen January 22, 2021

TOKYO (JAPAN) – A prominent adviser to the government’s pandemic response said that a domestic tourism campaign promoted by Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may have led to a sharp increase in coronavirus infection cases in the country. While the government has said there is no substantial evidence that its “Go To” travel campaign spread

UK

UK health secretary Hancock says he is self-isolating until Sunday

Ren Leen January 19, 2021

LONDON (UK) – British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he is self-isolating until Sunday after he received a warning from the health service’s COVID mobile phone app indicating that he may have been in contact with someone who had tested positive with the coronavirus. Hancock said on Twitter, “Last night I was alerted by the […]

Finance

Euro zone delves into COVID forcing its economies apart

Editorial Bureau January 18, 2021

BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) – Euro zone finance ministers were discussing on Monday to effectively design and coordinate economic plans to find recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, while the European Commission said the pandemic was worsening the economic imbalances within the bloc. “We will be reviewing the plan the European Union has… to …recover from the

World

World is on the verge of a ‘catastrophic moral failure’ regarding vaccines – WHO chief

Editorial Bureau January 18, 2021

GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) – The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the world was on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” with regard to distribution of vaccines. It has urged countries and manufacturers to share COVID-19 doses in a more fair manner around the world. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]

Asia

Philippines, China pledge cooperation for post-pandemic recovery

Editorial Bureau January 16, 2021

MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – Foreign ministers of China and the Philippines on Saturday committed to prioritising post-pandemic recovery efforts as senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi wrapped up a week-long visit to four Southeast Asian countries. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in March imposed one of the world’s longest and strictest lockdowns to contain the

World

Forty seven players are in quarantine after COVID-19 cases on Australian Open flights

Editorial Bureau January 16, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – Forty-seven players have been forced into two weeks of hotel quarantine in Melbourne after three coronavirus infections were reported on two chartered flights carrying them to the year’s first grand slam, the tournament organisers said on Saturday. Two dozen players who arrived from Los Angeles entered strict hotel quarantine after an

World

Two COVID-19 cases found on Australian Open flight, 24 players quarantined

Editorial Bureau January 16, 2021

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – The build-up for next month’s Australian Open suffered a setback after two coronavirus infections were reported on a flight to the year’s first grand slam on Saturday. This would force two weeks of hotel quarantine for 24 players and their entourage on board. Health officials in Victoria state, where Melbourne is the […]

UK

UK says COVID-19 cases become steady, but hospital admissions continue to rise

Editorial Bureau January 16, 2021

LONDON (UK) – Coronavirus cases in Britain are showing some signs of levelling off=, however, admissions to hospital are expected to continue to rise and will not begin to fall for a few weeks, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Friday. “I’m afraid in the next week we do anticipate the number of […]

Asia

Philippines’ travel ban gets extended, toughens safety measures over COVID-19 variant

Editorial Bureau January 15, 2021

MANILA (PHILIPPINES) – The Philippines on Friday extended a ban on travellers from more than 30 territories and countries by two weeks. These are the places where a more transmissible COVID-19 variant has been found. The restriction also now covers Filipinos from where people want to come home. The flight ban, which has been expanded […]