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[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Contact tracking apps are a key part of getting a country open again, and not being able to actively track people who came in contact with Covid-19 patients has serious public health implications, the Minister said. K. Shanmugam in comments on the need for such applications on …

[ad_1] SEOUL: North Korea’s state news agency KCNA said on Saturday (May 2) that leader Kim Jong Un attended the completion of a fertilizer plant in a region north of the capital Pyongyang in the first report of its public activity since April 11. Kim “attended the ceremony” on Friday …

[ad_1] GENEVA: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave a strong defense on Friday of his “timely” actions and those of the World Health Organization (WHO) by declaring the new coronavirus an international health emergency in late January. The January 30 statement was made “in time for the rest of the world to …

[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday (May 1) detained hundreds of refugees and migrant workers for living illegally in the country, human rights groups said, at a time of movement and travel restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. Public anger over the presence of migrant foreigners …

[ad_1] Riot police were deployed to Hong Kong on Friday after democracy activists threatened to challenge the ban on meetings during the coronavirus pandemic, but the streets remained largely calm. The semi-autonomous financial center was hit by seven months of violent protests last year, hurting its reputation for stability and …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Top Republicans in the United States Congress showed a united front on Friday (May 1) in their attempt to include coronavirus-related liability protections for businesses, saying such measures will be crucial in talking about the future. aid legislation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican House Speaker Kevin …

[ad_1] TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday (May 1) that the government will plan an estimated one-month extension of a state of emergency declared by the coronavirus pandemic. Abe established an initial one-month state of emergency for seven regions on April 7, then expanded it …

[ad_1] GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Friday (May 1) that it expected China to invite it to participate in its research into the animal origins of the new coronavirus. “WHO would be interested in working with international partners and at the invitation of the Chinese government to participate …

[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who angered Beijing by calling for a global investigation into the coronavirus outbreak, said he had no evidence to suggest that the disease originated in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan. United States President Donald Trump said Thursday (April 30) that …

[ad_1] BEIJING (AFP) – A journalist who had worked for some of China’s most powerful propaganda media was jailed for 15 years after being accused of attacking the ruling Communist Party, court documents showed. Chen Jieren was found guilty on Thursday (April 30) of “picking up disputes and causing trouble, …