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— FOUR NEW CASES IN CHINA: China on Saturday reported four new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, all brought from outside the country and no new deaths. Just 63 people remained in treatment and another 401 were under isolation and monitoring for showing signs of having the virus or of testing positive for it without showing any symptoms. China has reported a total of 4,634 deaths among 82,999 cases since the virus was first detected in the central industrial city of Wuhan. With virtually everyone wearing masks in public, most offices, shops and restaurants have reopened. But the economic fallout from months of lockdown in most of the country has left millions unemployed and, combined with a worsening trade dispute with the U.S. and drop in global demand, it remains unclear how many jobs will return. The central province of Hubei announced more than two dozen measures on Friday to revive the local economy, including a June shopping festival, accelerating the issuance of housing … [Read more...] about Asia Today: S Korea has another 39 cases linked to warehouse

Michael Davis, former law professor at the University of Hong Kong and a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, said public security is “where Beijing's rule is at its most repressive” and believes that the application of Chinese national laws to Hong Kong means “the freedom that Hong Kong has known will now be under grave stress.” He questioned whether Hong Kong’s courts would be allowed to exercise their constitutional judicial review power to safeguard human rights. … [Read more...] about Experts Fear Impact of China’s National Security Laws on Hong Kong’s Freedoms

The study also found that of the country's first 270 Covid-19 patients, 43 percent were asymptomatic cases -- which it said highlighted the value of strict contact-tracing and quarantine. If authorities had not proactively sought out people with infection risks, the virus could have quietly spread in communities days before being detected. … [Read more...] about How Vietnam managed to keep its coronavirus death toll at zero

The monitoring group said it had submitted, via email, a detailed request to army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor for his comment on the report, but he did not answer nor agree to meet the CPJ mission while it was visiting Pakistan. … [Read more...] about CPJ: Pakistan’s Press Freedom Climate Fraying

La mayoría de las oficinas, tiendas y restaurantes han reabierto y casi todo el país está usando mascarillas en público, pero el impacto económico de meses de encierro en la mayor parte del país ha dejado a millones de desempleados y, combinado con un empeoramiento de la disputa comercial con Estados Unidos y la caída de la demanda global, no está claro cuántos empleos volverán. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 en Asia: nuevo récord de casos diarios en India