Regional roundup: The COVID battles in August
5 August 2020
Around the world, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen above 18,000,000. 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
India
Read India media reports:
The Times of India: Redesign, rethink whole economy for success in post-COVID world: Chandrasekaran
Deccan Herald: Government issues guidelines to reopen gyms, yoga centres
The Print: Too early to say Indians have T cell-mediated protection against COVID infection says ICMR
Source: ourworldindata.org
Thailand
Read Thailand media reports:
Bangkok Post: COVID-hit businesses get B884m boost
The Nation: Tears and heartbreak as flight ban keeps farang-Thai families apart
Read Indonesia media reports:
The Jakarta Post: Indonesia must go back to basics for COVID-19 recovery: UN official
The Jakarta Globe: Indonesia gears up for COVID-19 vaccine production
Singapore
Read Singapore media reports:
Today: COVID-19: Where the clusters are
Channel News Asia: Sri Lankan man tested positive for COVID-19 while awaiting repatriation after four-week sentence for overstaying
Straits Times: Travellers to Singapore to wear electronic tracking device while serving COVID-19 stay-home notice outside of facilities
China
Read Chinese media reports:
Sixth Tone: Missed connections: The struggle to communicate, post-virus
Xinhua: China mulls adding coronavirus-related medicine to medical insurance list
South Korea
Read South Korean media reports:
Yonhap News Agency: Trump suggests South Korea's coronavirus death toll can't be trusted
The Korea Herald: Foreigners caught escaping from designated quarantine facilities
The Korea Times: South Korea to provide open data on 'virus-safe' restaurants
Japan
Read Japan media reports:
The Japan Times: Hospital bed occupancy rates for coronavirus patients rise across Japan
The Mainichi: Japan firms hesitate to use virus subsidies for working parents over school closures
The Asahi Shimbun: Lacking guidance from Tokyo, Kansai firms take own virus steps
Vietnam
Read Vietnam media reports:
Viet Nam News: Strict measures to limit COVID-19 spread in central region's hotspots
Viet Nam News: Vietnam rules out hydroxychloroquine , uses convalescent plasma in COVID-19 treatment
Philippines
Read Philippines media reports:
Philippine Star: Live updates: COVID-19 and extended quarantine in the Philippines
Rappler: DOH tallies more than 6000 new COVID-19 cases, the most in a single day in PH
Malaysia
Read Malaysia media reports:
Malaysiakini: COVID-19 cases in Malaysia (graph)
New Straits Times: Calls to reconfigure ASEAN supply chain for COVID-19
Bangladesh
Read Bangladesh media reports:
New Age: COVID-19 infection rates spikes since Eid holidays begin
The Daily Star: Tests reduce yet cases rise in five days
