March 20, 2020

Netanyahu threatens Israeli lockdown orders in coronavirus crisis

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 Mar 2020 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday lockdown orders would be issued unless people stepped up compliance […]
March 20, 2020

Prices soar in kitchen markets

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 Mar 2020 Although Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Tuesday urged the public to avoid panic buying amid the looming […]
March 20, 2020

No soap, no water

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 Mar 2020 As nations around the world fight the coronavirus pandemic with mass lockdowns and travel bans, UN experts […]
March 20, 2020

Nato expects allies to maintain defence spending despite virus

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 Mar 2020 Nato expects its members to keep up defence spending despite the economic turmoil caused by coronavirus, the […]
March 20, 2020

Italy braces for long lockdown

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 Mar 2020 Italy yesterday braced for an extended lockdown that could see the economy suffer its biggest shock since […]
March 20, 2020

Coronavirus Battle: Thai hospitals deploy robots to protect staff

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 Mar 2020 Thai hospitals are deploying “ninja robots” to measure fevers and protect the health of overburdened medical workers […]
March 20, 2020

Poor supply of PPE worries doctors

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 Mar 2020 Many public hospitals across the country have set up isolation units for possible coronavirus patients, but a […]
March 20, 2020

Italy’s death toll overtakes China’s

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 Mar 2020 Italy’s death toll from coronavirus overtook that of China, where the virus first emerged, on Thursday as […]
March 20, 2020

Army given charge of quarantine

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 20 Mar 2020 The army has been called into action to contain the spread of coronavirus infection by people flying […]