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Cruise ships used as accomodation for migrant workers recovered from COVID-19 infection in Singapore

SINGAPORE, May 24 (Xinhua) -- SuperStar Gemini cruise ship together with SuperStar Aquarius cruise ship, are used as temporary dormitory for migrant workers who have recovered from COVID-19 infection

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U.S. COVID-19 deaths surpass 95,000: Johns Hopkins University

The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States reached 95,276, with a total of 1,588,322 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University.NEW YORK, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 deaths in

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Turkey's COVID-19 cases surpass 154,000 as Iran's tally exceeds 131,000

People wearing face masks are seen in Izmir, Turkey, on May 20, 2020.(Xinhua/Emre Tazegul) -- Turkey's COVID-19 cases climb to 154,500; -- Iran's total infections rise to 131,652; -- Saudi Arabia repo

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Asia Album: Shopping malls reopened in Pakistan

People shop at a shopping mall in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on May 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)ISLAMABAD, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday ordered to reopen the shoppi

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Asia Album: Daily life in Myanmar's Yangon amid COVID-19 pandemic

Workers wearing masks carry rice bags at a jetty in Yangon, Myanmar, May 18, 2020. (Xinhua/U Aung)YANGON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Photos show people's daily life in Myanmar's Yangon amid the COVID-19 pande

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France's reports 483 new COVID-19 deaths

A man wearing protective suit and face mask leaves a supermarket after shopping in Nice, as a lockdown is imposed to slow the rate of COVID-19 in France. /Reuters France on Sunday reported a d

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Mali reported 25 new cases of COVID-19 as tally rises to 860

Mali's health authorities reported on Sunday 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 860 in the country. According to the Malian Ministry of Health and Social

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Portuguese asked to steel for living with coronavirus

A hairdresser wearing a face mask cuts the hair of a client at a hairdressing salon in Lisbon, Portugal, May 4, 2020. Portugal's Director-General of Health Graca Freitas explained that whether a vacci

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Greece to reopen restaurants, cafes, shopping malls in May as COVID-19 cases climb to 2,819

Greece continues to ease its anti-coronavirus restrictions as the country's total infections climbed to 2,819 on Saturday with nine new cases reported over the last 24 hours. The Health Ministry sai

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Global COVID-19 cases top 4.6 mln: Johns Hopkins University

Global confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 4,605,673, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States suffered the most from the pandemic, with over 1.4 million c

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Ireland to make 14-day quarantine for travellers compulsory

A man wearing a protective face mask passes The Norseman pub, as bars across Ireland close voluntarily to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Dublin, Ireland, March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Su

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Why we’re doubling down on cloud investments right now

Years from now, people will look back on the COVID-19 pandemic as a watershed moment for society and the global economy.Wearing a mask might be as common as owning a phone; telework, telemedicine and

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China's night-time economy lags behind pre-pandemic levels

02:21 It has been more than a month since the last case of COVID-19 was discovered in Beijing. Now more and more people are out and about. How has the night economy recovered in the ci

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Are contact lens wearers more at risk of catching COVID-19?

Contact lenses cause eye irritation and wearers tend to touch their eyes more often than glasses wearers. This, according to popular belief puts contact lens wearers at a higher risk of catching C

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Washington, D.C. extends stay-at-home order to June 8

A woman wearing a scarf runs along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington D.C., the United States, on April 26, 2020. (Photo by Ting Sh

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MIT develops a way to use wireless signals from in-home appliances to better understand your health

Having a holistic picture of your health might not mean just wearing a device like an Apple Watch that can monitor your biometrics – researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intellig

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Zambia reopens Victoria Falls after 2-month closure

Zambia has re-opened the Victoria Falls to the public, nearly two months after closing the World Heritage Site due to the COVID-19. Zambia's President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday made the announcement to