COVID-19: International Media Update, 4 April 2020

06 Apr 2020

During this current health crisis, we are temporarily publishing our weekly international news update, which is also emailed to our Fellows and Members and Fellows. If you are a member of the College and would like to receive these daily updates, please log in to the College Dashboard and update your settings.

COVID-19: Worldwide news

• COVID-19: Google Maps offers user location data to health officials – The Hindu
• COVID-19: These 18 countries are, remarkably, still coronavirus free – Gulf News
• Coronavirus: Where will be the last place to catch Covid-19? – BBC News
• Lockdowns to fight virus should be stricter, longer – Asia Times

COVID-19: Africa news

• South Africa acted faster, more efficiently than many other countries – BBC
  

COVID-19: Asia news

• Coronavirus cases rise to 43 in Haryana – Times of India
• Coronavirus: 3 new drive-through test centres to open in Dubai – Gulf News
• Mothers can breastfeed even with coronavirus, experts say – Gulf News
• COVID-19: Malaysia records 217 new cases and 3 additional deaths – CNA
• Saudi Arabia brings forward coronavirus curfew start in three areas – Reuters
• Pakistan’s strategy to contain the virus is working. Here is why – Geo.tv
• Mumbai Coronavirus Update: Today’s updates from your city – Times of India
• Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections – CNA
• Philippines reports 29 new coronavirus deaths, highest in a single day – CNA
• Many wonder if China’s coronavirus recovery can be trusted – CNN
• Coronavirus Outbreak: Pakistan Army steps in to battle COVID-19 but imposes information blockade to hide lack of preparedness, high casualties – Firstpost
• China to observe April 4 as mourning day for coronavirus victims – The Hindu
• COVID-19: UAE sends first batch of medical supplies to Pakistan – Gulf News
• Coronavirus: How dentists, at high risk of exposure, operate in UAE – Gulf News
• Medics: Iraq Has Confirmed Thousands More COVID-19 Cases than Reported – Asharq AL-awsat
• Fifth COVID-19 death in Singapore, an 86-year-old nursing home resident – CNA
• Egypt reports 86 new coronavirus cases – Reuters
  

COVID-19: Europe news

• Spain’s coronavirus deaths rise above 10,000, yet there’s ‘glimpse of hope’ – CNA
  
• Swiss coronavirus death toll rises to 484, cases jump by more than 1,000 – Reuters
• Coronavirus: Spain’s services activity hits record low – CNBC
• French nursing home deaths soar since coronavirus outbreak – CNA
  

COVID-19: Oceania news

• Pregnancy and giving birth during the coronavirus pandemic – The Sydney Morning Herald