COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 15 — Indonesia & USA set record for one-day deaths; Asean cases top 15,000
As of 01:19 GMT April 15 there was 15,003 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 14 — Thailand infection rate slows – regional survivors top 5,000
As of 01:33 GMT April 14 there was 14,458 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 13 — record rise in regional deaths as global infections and deaths ease
As of 01:34 GMT April 13 there was 13,667 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
Communications and transparency key to Indonesia’s COVID-19 response
In mid-February, Indonesia’s Health Minister, Terawan Agus Putranto pointed to divine intervention when explaining that…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 12 — discharges see active cases fall in Brunei, Cambodia, Thailand
As of 01:30 GMT April 12 there was 13,067 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 11 — global deaths exceed 100,000
As of 01:32 GMT April 11 there was 12,474 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
$5 mln ADB ‘Bayan Bayanihan’ project to help feed 55K ‘at risk’ Luzon residents
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a $5 million project to help the Philippine…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 10 — new infections exceed 1,000/ day regionally
As of 01:33 GMT April 10 there was 12,217 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 9 — regional deaths top 500 as global infections punch through 1.5mln
As of 01:34 GMT April 9 there was 11,571 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 8 — regional cases breach 11K, as US deaths nudge 2K per day
As of 01:23 GMT April 8 there was 11,105 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 7 — active cases down in Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam
As of 01:34 GMT April 7 there was 10,726 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 6 — active cases broach 10K across Asean, fall in Thailand, Brunei
As of 01:40 GMT April 6 there was 10,180 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 5 — new infections down across region
As of 01:36 GMT April 5 there was 9,726 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 4 — active cases decrease in Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei
As of 01:30 GMT April 4 there was 9,458 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for April 3: global deaths nudge 6,000 per day — 1,355 die in France
As of 01:34 GMT April 3 there was 8,755 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
Preceding US-China trade war may help cushion COVID-19s effect on Asean
The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a human tragedy. Measures introduced to deal with…