Myanmar Medics Volunteer to Combat COVID-19 Menace
By San Yamin Aung The Irrawaddy Thu, March 26, 2020 Volunteers from nursing training schools check the temperatures of migrant workers at the border control checkpoint in Myawaddy in Karen […]
Myanmar’s Nurses, Doctors Face Eviction as Landlords Panic Over COVID-19
By Zarni Mann The Irrawaddy Thu, March 26, 2020 A nurse at North Okkalapa Hospital in Yangon. / The Irrawaddy MANDALAY—With three confirmed COVID-19 cases in Myanmar, dozens of nurses, […]
Vietnam puts food security at top priority during Covid-19 pandemic
Hai Yen The Hanoi Times Thu, Mar 26, 2020 HANOI – If Vietnam continues to export rice with the same pace as it did in the first two months of […]
MALAYSIA – Experts: No scientific evidence neem can cure Covid-19 infection
MALAY MAIL Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 Photo: Agriculture Department, Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR — There has been no medical evidence or scientific research to show that the use of the commonly […]
No ‘ogoh-ogoh’ parades, large crowds during Bali Nyepi this year
Sausan Atika and Ni Komang Erviani The Jakarta Post Tue, March 24, 2020 Less than 30 Hindus — all wearing masks — gather at Aditya Jaya Hindu temple in Rawamangun, […]
LAO Prime Minister Recommends Nationwide Self-Isolation
By Latsamy Phonevilay THE LAOTIAN TIMES Wed, March 25, 2020 VIENTIANE – Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has advised all citizens of Laos to practice self-isolation and social distancing to […]
Cambodian quarantine methods critics get Covid-19
Niem Chheng | THE PHNOM PENH POST, CAMBODIA Wed, March 25, 2020 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – An American couple that criticised Cambodian quarantine methods to a US-based newspaper was tested […]
Cambodia gets $1.6M for Covid-19 response from German gov’t
Ry Sochan The Phnom Penh Post Wed, March 25, 2020 Germany will provide $1.6 million to help support the Covid-19 Emergency Response Plan in the Kingdom. Facebook In light of […]
THAILAND: Government declares a state of emergency with sweeping powers to curb the spread of the coronavirus
by News Desk Thai Examiner Tue, March 24, 2020 BANGKOK: The government today has announced a state of emergency to come into effect on Thursday next giving the government sweeping […]
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