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Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 25, 2021 • 9 min read

Covid-19 Overworked and underpaid, Vietnam’s medical staff reflect on Covid-19

By Govi Snell • Oct 25, 2021
As Vietnam emerges from a fourth crushing Covid-19 wave, healthcare workers reveal how they have staffed overwhelmed hospitals during long hours with insufficient pay and resources under government threats to end their careers

Health • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 19, 2021 • 5 min read

Covid-19 Adding antibody tests to the arsenal

By Leong Hoe Nam and Harjit Gill • Oct 19, 2021
The fight against Covid-19 requires multiple tools applied by researchers and governments. Testing for blood antibodies plays a critical role in the management of the virus and infectious diseases

Health • Sep 06, 2021 • 2 min read
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Philippines lifts lockdown in capital as virus surges

The Philippines to lift a stay-at-home order in the capital Manila, in a bid to rein in coronavirus cases fueled by the Delta variant and revive the economy
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 06, 2021

Health • Sep 02, 2021 • 2 min read
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Beer crates and broken chairs: barricades divide up locked-down Hanoi

With lockdown restrictions getting tighter, bamboo poles, beer crates, ladders and broken chairs are some of the everyday objects forming makeshift barricades on Hanoi's streets as authorities try to slow the spread of coronavirus
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 02, 2021

Health • Aug 30, 2021 • 10 min read
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Amid virus outbreak, Ho Chi Minh’s taxi drivers serve on the front lines

Ho Chi Minh City's traditional taxi firms have taken a hit with intense competition from Grab in recent years. But with ride-hailing apps suspended amid a spiralling Covid outbreak, a return of business for drivers comes with risks as they become front line workers
By Madeleine List • Aug 30, 2021