Regional roundup: July's COVID-19 battle

Around the world, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen above 11,000,000. Nations across Asia are battling the virus in their own ways with varying degrees of success. At the Asia Media Centre, we've gathered media coverage from across the region as countries grapple with the pandemic.

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world and in Asia

Source: ourworldindata.org

China

Read Chinese media reports:

Caixin Global: How Beijing authorities squelched the COVID-19 flare-up
Sixth Tone: How China's restaurants are adapting to a post-coronavirus world
Xinhua: Facing COVID-19 pandemic, China-Arab ties grow even stronger

Source: ourworldindata.org

South Korea

Read South Korean media reports:

Yonhap News Agency: New virus infections below 50 for second day, imported cases on higher plateau
The Korea Herald: Coronavirus spreading now in Korea has its origin in Europe, US
The Korea Times: Is Korean economy faring better in pandemic?

Japan

Read Japan media reports:

The Japan Times: Japan's Fugaku supercomputer, world's fastest, narrows down COVID-19 drug candidates
The Japan Times: Rift widens between Abe and disease experts over coronavirus strategy
The Japan News: Latest coronavirus data (graph)

Singapore

Read Singapore media reports:

Today: COVID-19: Where the clusters are
Channel News Asia: GE2020: COVID-19 patients quarantined cannot vote; special voting hour for those on stay-home notice
Straits Times: Singapore finds staycations can't fill $27.7 billion tourism hole

With borders closed to foreigners, Singapore hotels and tourist attractions need to count on "staycationers" to plug the gap. Photo by Sergio Sala (https://unsplash.com/@sergiosala?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/s/photos/gardens-by-the-bay?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)

India

Read India media reports:

The Times of India: Coronavirus live rolling updates
Hindustan Times: Watch: Triple lockdown imposed in Thiruvananthapuram; mandatory norms till 2021
The Print: Have beds, ventilators, but no one to treat COVID patients - Bengaluru doctor

Thailand

Read Thailand media reports:

Bangkok Post: Taweesilp frets as survey shows Thais relaxed about virus risk
The Nation: Worried Thais in UK want to get out urgently, plead for more flights to bring them home

Indonesia

Read Indonesia media reports:

The Jakarta Post: Indonesia records highest daily COVID-19 death toll, again
The Jakarta Globe: Lion Air lets go of 2600 workers as pandemic pressure intensifies

Myanmar

Read Myanmar media reports:

Myanmar Times: Myanmar govt contact tracing capability works overdrive over flouter returnee
Frontier Myanmar: Swabs, staff and supply chains: How Myanmar cleared resource hurdles to ramp up COVID-19 testing

The government’s struggle to increase testing capacity amid shortages of equipment and staff is beginning to pay off and will leave Myanmar much better prepared for future pandemics. Photo by Ibrahim Boran (https://unsplash.com/@ibrahimboran?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/s/photos/covid-test?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)