Coronavirus causes economic pain once boom in Asia News of the coronavirus epidemic

• The Asian Development Bank says the economies of “developing Asia” will shrink by 0.7 per cent in 2020, the first contraction in almost six decades.
• The southwestern Chinese city of Ruili has been locked down, while all 200,000 residents will be tested for COVID-19 after two Myanmar nationals were diagnosed with the virus.
• More than 29 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with coronavirus, and 927,245 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. About Rs 20 crore has been recovered.

Here are the latest updates:

Tuesday, September 15th

06:20 GMT – Australia The state of Victoria in Australia has reported 42 cases of the new coronavirus

The state of Victoria, Australia, the epicenter of the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak, reported 426 new cases, compared to 35 a day earlier.

Victoria, Australia’s second most populous state, said there had been no deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours.

The southeastern state capital, Melbourne, is on a lengthy hard lockdown until September 28th. These curbs have helped reduce the number of cases in the state to more than 700 in the daily issue, reaching double digits.

04:55 GMT – Top badminton events postponed due to COVID-19

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) says tThe Thomas and Uber Cup finals in Denmark of his year have been postponed until 2021.

South Korea and Indonesia dropped out of the biennial championship on Saturday, with Australia joining Australia, Taiwan and Thailand.

The finals were originally scheduled for May, but were first postponed to August Gust due to COVID-19 and then October.

“This is an exceptional circumstance we find ourselves in and while returning to international badminton is a priority for the BWF, the health and safety of the entire badminton community is of paramount importance,” the federation said in a statement.

04:50 GMT – Secondary schools, colleges to reopen in Pakistan

Universities, colleges and secondary schools in Pakistan will reopen on Tuesday for the first time in six months.

That’s the first phase of the country’s plan to resume education, and tThere will be strict protocols to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus.

Pakistan on Monday registered 404 new cases of coronavirus and six deaths.

04:30 GMT – Hong Kong’s Lum claims success with mass testing

Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie May, has hailed the region’s mass screening for Covid-1 for success, despite the fact that less than a quarter of the V million population has participated.

According to public broadcaster RTHK, “Voluntary participation in a large-scale testing program is a very good result,” Lame said, adding that adding tests will help officers identify asymptomatic cases and harmonize their epidemiological response.

“Now with a relatively low rate – I think there are two cases per 100,000 cases – that provides a very good epidemiological picture of what is happening in Hong Kong.”

04:05 GMT – Main opposition party wants to postpone Myanmar elections

Myanmar’s main opposition Union Unity and Development Party (USDP) and several smaller parties are calling for a postponement of elections in November following a spate of coronavirus cases.

Parties say the coronavirus ban has hampered the campaign, which began last week, giving an unfair advantage to the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD).

More than 20,000,000 cases of coronavirus and 326 deaths have been confirmed in Myanmar since a sudden resurgence of the epidemic in mid-last month.

03:40 GMT – COVID-19 promotes a healthier, plant-based diet in China

Chinese companies are betting on a brighter future for plant-based ‘meat’ products as people take their health more seriously in the wake of the COVD-19 epidemic and other health scares.

Beijing-based startup Zenmiat, whose products include plant-based meatballs, steak, pork, crayfish and dumplings, is one of the few small Chinese companies to enter the market, and its ‘meatballs’ – now available from peas and soy protein – On a trial basis at the Beijing store of Chinese hot-pot chain Hope Tree.

Vince Lu, founder and CEO of Zenmiat, told Reuters news agency that sales had increased significantly since June.

Taste is the key to the future of the plant-based meat market, says Ben Kwender, director of China Market Research Group. “When we visit customers, the majority say they are open to trying these products once.” “But the big question is how will they like it? Do they see how they can fit it into the diet on a daily basis, whether it’s cooking at home or at restaurant restaurants? But if they like it, they’ll buy it.” “

03:20 GMT – China’s vaccine could be ready in early November: official

An official from the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told state television thatThe oronavirus vaccine the country is developing may be ready for use by the general public in early November.

The phase three clinical trials run smoothly and the vaccine could be ready for the general public in November or December, CDC chief biosafety expert Guizen Wu said in an interview with state TV late Monday night.

Wu took an experimental vaccine in April and Said he did not experience any unusual symptoms, but did Don’t mention which vaccine she is referring to. China has four vaccines in the final stages of clinical trials, and has been offered at least three essential workers under the emergency use program, which began in July.

02:30 GMT – Asian economies will contract in 2020 for the first time since the 1960s

According to the Asian Development Bank, developing Asian economies from Cook Islands in the Pacific to Kazakhstan in Central Asia are expected to contract in 2020 for the first time in about six decades.

The 0.7 percent decline in GDP compares with the ADB’s June growth forecast of 0.1 percent, marking the first regional GDP contraction since the early 1960s, the bank said.

The ADB says the sector should return to growth, forecasting 6.8 percent expansion in 2021, but the coronavirus will be key.

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Asia’s economy will contract for the first time since the early 1960s.
– The recession is broad-based – 3/4 of the region’s economy is expected to contract. China is the exception.
Next resume next year.

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– Asian Development Bank (@ADBHQ) September 15, 2020

02:20 GMT – South Korea to protect vaccines for 60 percent of the population

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Si-kyun says the country plans to secure a supply of coronavirus vaccines to 100 million people, or 100 percent of the country’s population.

02:15 GMT – US Official accuses scientists of ‘treason’: New York Times

U.S. in charge of fighting coronavirus Top government officials told their followers in a Facebook live session that government scientists were engaged in “treason” in controlling their epidemic, the New York Times reported.

Michael Capto, assistant secretary of public affairs for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), claims that, without evidence, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a “resistance unit” set up to weaken President Donald Trump. The newspaper said.

Caputo is a former adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign.

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– Bill Heinz (@BilHannez) September 15, 2020

01:15 GMT – Test rate positivity low in California

The Lost Angeles Times reports that only 3.5 in California in the last seven days. percent percent COVID-1 tests have tested positive again, the lowest rate since the state started reporting data in March.

The newspaper says its analysis of the data shows newly confirmed cases at the lowest level since mid-June and hospital admissions at the lowest level since early April.

00:15 GMT – US Judge Pennsylvania calls sanctions ‘unconstitutional’

A federal judge in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania has ruled that the March curfew imposed to prevent the spread of COVD-19 is “unconstitutional.”

The move, including closing businesses and limiting the size of gatherings, was challenged in court by several Republican lawmakers and small business owners, who argued their businesses were at risk.

Judge William Stickham ruled in his favor, saying that even if the state governor acted “with good intentions to address the public health crisis,” he had no right to infringe on the fundamental freedoms of citizens.

“This country has faced every kind of crisis and there is no question that it will have to face it,” the judge wrote. “But the resolution of the national crisis, which stands as the cornerstone of the American experiment, can never be allowed to erode the commitment to individual freedom.”

00:00 GMT – Border city in southwest China to begin mass testing

The Chinese city of Ruili, which borders Myanmar, will begin nucleic acid testing of all residents after two people were found to be Covid-19 on Sunday.

According to state broadcaster CGTN, the two patients are both from Myanmar and have entered China illegally. He is being kept in a separate hospital with five others. About 190 close contacts of the two have also been placed in isolation.

A citywide lockdown has been imposed in Ruili and all residents have been told to stay home.

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Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s ongoing coverage of the coronavirus epidemic. I am Kate Mayberry In Kuala Lumpur.

Read all yesterday (September 14) updates here.