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By Agence France-Presse • Jul 19, 2021
As Vietnam tackles thousands of new Covid-19 infections per day, a third of the 100 million population were put under stay-at-home orders on Monday July 19
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 16, 2021
Covid-19 infections are soaring in Myanmar, with over 4000 cases recorded on Thursday July 15 as the military junta hoards medical supplies. In one northwestern town, the crisis is especially bad
By Agence France-Presse • Jul 06, 2021
The Indonesian government announced that it is sourcing emergency oxygen for Covid-19 patients from Singapore on Tuesday July 6, as the country reports a record 728 deaths and hospitals crumble under the weight of its deadliest wave yet
By Pathom Sandwongwanich and Jonathan Klein/AFP • Jul 01, 2021
Tourist hotspot Phuket welcomed its first set of international travellers on Thursday July 1 as part of Thailand's quarantine-free project, despite the country battling its worst Covid-19 outbreak
In Indonesia, Covid-19 cases continue to soar, with the country reaching 2 million cases on Monday June 21. Even more worrying is the strain on the healthcare system as hospitals are flooded with new patients, prompting fears that the crisis could spiral out of control
By Agnes Anya/AFP • Jun 21, 2021
Once a model for its successful handling of the pandemic, Vietnam is now struggling to contain a new wave of Covid-19, resorting to public donations to buy vaccines
By Agence France-Presse • Jun 08, 2021
As countries across Southeast Asia struggle with a resurgence in Covid-19 cases driven by infectious variants, Malaysia, among the worst hit, imposed a nationwide lockdown on Tuesday June 1
By M. Jegathesan/AFP • Jun 01, 2021
While healthcare workers, the elderly and sick are high priority for vaccination, so too should be migrant workers. Among Southeast Asia's most mobile and vulnerable populations, prioritising them is not just a matter of principle, but a vital pandemic control measure
By Thong Sariputta • Jun 01, 2021
Due to the federal government’s slow vaccination rate in Malaysia, some state governments have stepped into the breach to inoculate their populations. Their collective experience thus far has been somewhat patchy
By Francis E. Hutchinson • Jun 01, 2021
The international airport of Vietnam's capital will suspend inbound flights from abroad beginning on June 1, the country's aviation body announced, as it grapples with a fresh wave of coronavirus outbreaks
By Agence France-Presse • May 31, 2021
Myanmar’s February 1 coup not only overturned a fragile political order, it also risked worsening a precarious public health situation in a country battling to contain Covid-19. Today, the situation remains desperately unclear for health professionals in and out the country
By Andrew Haffner • May 25, 2021
With a fast ageing population, the Vietnamese government is placing the country's economic future on women as it urges them to marry by 30 and bear two children by 35 – a move which women's rights activists have condemned as reinforcing outdated gender roles
By Govi Snell • May 14, 2021