PM Johnson says medics saved his life as UK deaths pass 10,000 mark

By Administrator_India Capital Sands British Prime Minister Boris Johnson left the hospital on Sunday and thanked the staff for saving his life from COVID-19, but his government was forced to defend its response to the coronavirus outbreak as the national death toll passed 10,000. The somber milestone came after Britain reported two days in a […]

UK PM Johnson leaves intensive care, remains under observation

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital, his office said on Thursday. Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital on Sunday evening with a persistent high temperature and cough and was rushed […]

UK PM Johnson leaves intensive care, remains under observation

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital, his office said on Thursday. Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital on Sunday evening with a persistent high temperature and cough and was rushed […]

Asian stocks gain on hopes pandemic is approaching peak

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Asian shares rose on Thursday on hopes the COVID-19 pandemic is nearing a peak and that governments would roll out more stimulus measures, while expectations of an oil production cut agreement bolstered crude prices. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.6%, following a strong Wall Street close. […]

Dollar creeps higher as virus worries return

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The dollar found a footing on Wednesday as investors returned to safe-havens, unwinding some risk currency gains made on hopes the coronavirus crisis in Europe and New York was slowing. The greenback rose on most majors besides the safe-haven Japanese yen, a day after suffering its worst drop against a basket […]

UK PM Johnson hospitalised for tests after persistent coronavirus symptoms

By Administrator_India Capital Sands British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, though Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government. Johnson, who was isolating in Downing Street after testing positive last month, still had […]

Sterling to regain some lost ground but forecasts slashed

By Administrator_India Capital Sands Britain’s pound will have regained some of its lost ground against the dollar in a year but forecast was slashed from a month ago as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally. Sterling has been hammered in recent weeks as fears about the economic impact of the pandemic sent investors […]

Pandemic to hit growth in Asia, China: World Bank

By Administrator_India Capital Sands The coronavirus pandemic is expected to sharply slow growth in developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific as well as China, the World Bank said in an economic update on Monday. The bank said precise growth forecasts were difficult, given the rapidly changing situation, but its baseline now called for […]

India says no plan to extend coronavirus lockdown as poor struggle

By Administrator_India Capital Sands India has no plans to extend a 21-day lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Monday, as it struggled to keep essential supplies flowing and prevent tens of thousands of out-of-work people fleeing to the countryside. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the country’s 1.3 billion people […]