Papua New Guinea is strolling a tightrope on coronavirus so it’s abandoned lockdowns
Papua New Guinea residents have been told they must learn to live with COVID-19 as the Government looks to abandon…
What you require to learn about Melbourne’s public real estate lockdowns alleviating
The Victorian Government has lifted severe coronavirus lockdown restrictions from two inner Melbourne public housing towers, while another six will…
Live: Treasurer warns lockdowns could cost economy $1b per week
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has warned the coronavirus lockdowns in Melbourne could cost the national economy $1 billion per week.Follow…
Luxury food industry turns sour amid global coronavirus lockdowns
SINGAPORE/TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) - Global demand for premium foods like wagyu beef, bluefin tuna and caviar has plunged with thousands of…
Alarming rise in coronavirus cases as US states roll back lockdowns
NEW YORK: States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn't done with the US. Cases are rising in nearly…
Oil and European shares increase as lockdowns ease; gold jumps
LONDON (Reuters) - European stock markets rose on Monday and oil prices climbed to their highest in as much as…
Swiss back-to-school angst highlights concerns around reducing lockdowns
LAUSANNE/ZURICH (Reuters) - Getting children back into classrooms may seem like a reassuring step toward normalcy after weeks of coronavirus…
Concentrate on Covid areas, not broad lockdowns may be method forward
NEW DELHI: With economic activities coming to a halt for several weeks due to the nationwide lockdown, there is a…
WHO warns against rushed end to coronavirus lockdowns
ZURICH/GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that countries emerging from restrictions to halt the new…
Futures climb on oil gains, easing of lockdowns
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday as oil prices staged a recovery and a slew of countries…
Sunny days draw crowds to beaches, parks as U.S. reopens from lockdowns
(Reuters) - Sunny days and warm weather are proving to be as challenging to manage as restaurants, hair salons and…
International coronavirus cases pass 3 million as lockdowns begin to relieve
BEIJING (Reuters) - Global confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 3 million on Monday, as the United States neared 1 million cases,…
Call centre staff in the Philippines have been sleeping at work during coronavirus lockdowns to help Australian customers
A union for call centre workers in the Philippines claims skeleton crews are sleeping in the office in potentially unsafe…
Some countries prise open COVID-19 lockdowns, but UK states not yet
ROME/LONDON (Reuters) - Countries from Italy to New Zealand have announced the easing of coronavirus lockdowns but Britain’s Prime Minister…
Coronavirus live updates: Global death toll tops 2,00,000 as some virus lockdowns relieved
G20 launches initiative for health tools needed to combat the coronavirusThe group of 20 rich and emerging economies on Sunday…
WHO warns lifting of coronavirus lockdowns must be gradual
FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of a meeting of…
New York governor says ‘don’t need protests to persuade anyone’ of anxiety over lockdowns
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday he understood why some people were protesting against the lockdowns…
Trump stops WHO financing, with world on edge over infection lockdowns
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday cut off funding to the World Health Organization, accusing the UN body of…
U.S. crude dips below $20 as lockdowns wipe out demand
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices fell sharply on Monday, with U.S. crude briefly dropping below $20 and Brent hitting its…
Coronavirus cases top 200,000 as Europeans defy lockdowns
Updated March 19, 2020 02:43:02 Coronavirus cases worldwide have passed the 200,000 mark with China, Spain, Italy and France the…