Even as the spread of the virus appears to be slowing in several hard-hit countries, including Italy, Spain and the U.S., the WHO on Monday warned against lifting restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus too early.
Emerging market (EM) foreign exchange rates have been hit hard by the global market sell-off on the back of the coronavirus pandemic, but for the major floating currencies, this could also provide a path to recovery, according to some analysts.
The U.K. looks set to extend its lockdown measures into early or perhaps even late May, just as other European coronavirus hotspots start to lift some restrictions.
Hong Kong's education chief is weighing the pros and cons of reopening schools and universities after weeks of closure due to the coronavirus outbreak.
China's yuan-denominated exports declined 3.5% year-on-year in March, Reuters reported Tuesday citing customs data. For the first quarter, exports dropped 11.4% from a year ago.
Anxious thoughts can be more difficult to escape in sustained isolation, such as lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, but arts and crafts have been shown to help distract from these feelings.
The Indian economy has come under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic at a time when growth was already slowing, said Neeraj Seth, BlackRock's head of Asian credit.
Hong Kong is fighting a "twin battle" of the coronavirus pandemic as well as saving its battered economy, but its recovery will be determined by when the world gets back on its feet, says the city's commerce secretary.
If your virtual trips during lockdown have mostly been a letdown, try these five easy-to-navigate tours of inspirational UNESCO World Heritage sites around the planet.
If countries start to open up too early, there could be a risk of unleashing a second wave of infections, according to an epidemiologist at the University of Hong Kong.
The sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat by a Chinese surveillance vessel earlier this month brought into the spotlight Beijing's multi-year assertions in the South China Sea, in which it claims nearly the entire waterway.
Personal information shared for contact tracing purposes need to be limited so that it doesn't turn into a mass invasion of privacy long term, according to Josephine Wolff.
"This is clear evidence that our aggressive strategy to combat the virus is working and that Americans are following the guidelines," President Donald Trump said.
The more people in a region that have downloaded the area's contract tracing app, the more effective it's going to be at identifying people who may have been infected.
Pope Francis called for a consideration of universal basic wage "which would acknowledge and dignify the noble, essential tasks you carry out," in a letter to the World Meeting of Popular Movements, an organization representing global grassroots organizations.
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