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The peculiar case of Japan in the pandemic

August 7, 2020

Once applauded for its low coronavirus incidence rate and mortality, Japan has been recording an exponential rise in new cases per day since June-end. The...

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Can online searches help health authorities identify new symptoms of COVID-19?

July 31, 2020

With increased internet penetration, can online search data contribute to the identification of new symptoms for COVID-19? Google Trends data shows that newly...

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Kerala nurses battle coronavirus globally

July 31, 2020

In the biggest health crisis of the century, Malayali nurses find themselves at the frontlines, fighting the battle against COVID-19. But some nurses are...

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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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Singapore’s single mistake

July 24, 2020

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As a country exposed to disease outbreaks in recent times, Singapore was able to draw on its previous experiences and contain the spread of the virus. However...

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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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What Google searches tell us about COVID-19 conspiracy theories

July 17, 2020

Health Analytics Asia’s data journalist Anuja Venkatachalam analysed data from Google Search to draw insights on the COVID-19 conspiracy theories that...