No immediate surge of Chinese tourists expected after re-opening
Shanghai, ChinaReuters China’s relaxation of COVID-19 rules for international arrivals has raised hopes that its multi-billion dollar travel business will soon flourish again but countries longing for the return of Chinese tourists will likely face more of a wait. China’s National Health Commission announced on Monday that inbound travellers would no longer have to go […]
In first for Australia, Prime Minister speaks to parliament on video link
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Prime Minister Scott Morrison became Australia’s first leader on Monday to make an appearance before parliament by video link, as he spends time in quarantine following a recent trip to Japan. While not the first such session by a world leader, with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson having addressed parliament online, Morrison spoke […]
“Milking their misery”: Indian state makes returning migrants pay for quarantine
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Coronavirus quarantine charges levied by an Indian state on migrant workers who are being flown home from Gulf nations will drive many returnees further into debt and put them at risk of destitution, campaigners and labourers said on Wednesday. India in May began a drive to repatriate nearly a million citizens […]
Quick facts – From a Romanian castle to a planetarium, unlikely quarantine sites
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation The spread of the coronavirus pandemic has left countries struggling to find space to quarantine individuals, including those returning from overseas, the homeless and people who are unwell but don’t require hospitalisation. From a racecourse in India to military bases in Brazil, here are some unexpected places being used or earmarked […]
The loneliness pandemic: How the quarantined are grappling with solitude and faith
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports on how people in Italy are coping with quarantine restrictions and social isolation…
ESSAY: CARING MORE FOR EACH OTHER COULD HAVE AMELIORATED THE PANDEMIC. IT’S NOT TOO LATE
In an article first published on Religion News Service, US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, currently living in quarantine in Washington, DC, reflects on the coronavirus crisis…
WORLD IN CRISIS: CORONAVIRUS CHASES THE SLUM DWELLERS OF LATIN AMERICA
OSCAR LOPEZ and ANASTASIA MOLONEY, reporting for Thomson Reuters Foundation, look at the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on those living in South America’s slums…
LETTER FROM ROME: DESPITE CORONAVIRUS, IN ITALY COMMUNION IS STRONGER THAN QUARANTINE
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, writing for Religion News Service from Rome, writes about life under Italy’s quarantine…
CORONAVIRUS IMPACT: DESERTED CITY – DISPATCHES FROM ROME IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports from Rome on how life there has changed…
Craig Groeschel, Life.Church pastor, quarantined at home after coronavirus exposure
RNS Two pastors of one of the nation’s largest churches are being quarantined by local health authorities at home after being exposed to the new coronavirus at a leadership training conference in Germany. Craig Groeschel, senior pastor of Oklahoma-based Life.Church, which claims nearly 90,000 attenders at its 34 campuses spread over 10 states, was a […]