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Decoding herd immunity

July 31, 2020

Achieving herd immunity for COVID-19 might be difficult without a vaccine, or a whole lot of people getting sick. The latter, though a faster option, is...

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Vietnam COVID-19 strategy: Do more with less

July 30, 2020

Despite a long border with China and limited resources, the Southeast Asian country, with a population of 97 million people, has reported merely 431 cases of...

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169 days to a million

July 24, 2020

On July 16, India reported its millionth case of COVID-19. It took 169 days for the second-most populous country in the world to reach this undesired milestone...

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Why Bangladesh’s COVID-19 burden is unclear

July 24, 2020

The country’s coronavirus testing has been on the decline since the government imposed a price tag last month on COVID-19 testing – a service that was...

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World’s best airport falls silent: Singapore’s aviation faces COVID crunch

July 17, 2020

Asia’s economic powerhouse, the tiny city-state of Singapore took an unconventional approach to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. While the case count has reduced...

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Australia’s coronavirus threat far from over

July 10, 2020

While the rest of Australia opens up, Melbourne is back under lockdown, battling uncertainties over growing community transmission risks. The ongoing six-week...

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Unravelling the second wave of COVID-19 in South Korea

July 3, 2020

South Korea’s fight against COVID-19 had been commendable, with active case and fatality numbers dwindling towards the end of April. However, the second wave...

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How much are Asian countries spending on COVID-19?

July 3, 2020

Governments across Asia have rolled out economic packages to boost their health infrastructure in order to curb the spread of COVID-19. Here’s a comparative...

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Making sense of Pakistan’s high daily positivity rate

June 26, 2020

Is the spike in positive cases only because of increased testing? At 0.13 tests per thousand people, the WHO recommends that Pakistan increase its testing...

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32 and counting

June 18, 2020

In India, 32 doctors have lost their lives so far in the battle against COVID-19. Most of them were catering to the needs of patients during the pandemic. The...