Doctors, medical students entertain people at quarantine centre by singing
By Phu Ei Ei Nwe Mizzima Sat, Apr 4, 2020 People under facility quarantine listen to the music from their balconies. Photo credit to Thein Htein Doctors and medical students […]
Keep Calm and Puff Away: Indonesian Smokers Unfazed by Coronavirus
BY :NUR YASMIN JAKARTA GLOBE FRI, APRIL 3, 2020 A worker rolling cigarettes in a factory in Munjung Agung, a village in Tegal, Central Java. (Antara Photo/Oky Lukmansyah) JAKARTA – […]
Myanmar – Purity and Danger, on Yangon’s streets
Andrew King The Myanmar Times Fri, Apr 3, 2020 A makeshift sink for hand washing on the streets of Yangon. Photos – Andrew King Mary Douglas’ 1966 book Purity and Danger illustrates […]
Myanmar Celebrities Send Out COVID-19 Prevention Messages
The Irrawaddy Fri, April 3, 2020 Amid a steady rise in the number of COVID-19 postive cases in Myanmar, the country’s music and movie celebrities are encouraging people to stay […]
Volunteers, Govt Staff Fighting COVID-19 in Myanmar Face Discrimination
By Moe Moe The Irrawaddy Thu, April 2, 2020 Nurses conduct health checks on people who have returned from outside the country in Naypyitaw in March. / Aung Thiha […]
Myanmar’s Cardinal: China Must Compensate World for COVID-19
By San Yamin Aung The Irrawaddy April 3, 2020 Cardinal Charles Bo in Yangon in December 2018 / Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy YANGON—The leader of Myanmar’s Catholics, Cardinal […]
Indonesia Minister claims Indonesian climate can beat coronavirus, but WHO says it’s a myth
Galih Gumelar The Jakarta Post Fri, April 3, 2020 A senior minister in President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s Cabinet is adamant that SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the deadly coronavirus disease, will […]
Around 28.9 million USD raised to support Vietnam COVID-19 combat
Vietnam Insider Thu, April 2, 2020 HANOI – The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee announced on April 1 that over 683 billion VND (28.9 million USD) has been raised from […]
Vietnam declares national Covid-19 epidemic
Linh Pham The Hanoi Times Wed, April 1, 2020 HANOI – The declaration comes at a time when the coronavirus has been found in more than 20 cities and provinces […]
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