Panic Grips Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh over Coronavirus Concerns
Panic hit Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh on Thursday after an international charity’s report highlighted that the government had no resources to test for the deadly coronavirus, rights groups and officials said.
A Save the Children report, which was published …
ASEAN Summit in Vietnam Postponed Until end-June Over Coronavirus
HANOI – A summit of Southeast Asian and other international leaders scheduled in Vietnam early next month has been postponed until end-June due to worries about coronavirus, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan …
Doctors: Coronavirus Outbreak Among Refugees Would Be Catastrophic
LONDON – Doctors are warning that any outbreak of the coronavirus in refugee communities would have a devastating impact. The United Nations estimates there are more than 30 million refugees worldwide, many living in conditions that are ideal for transmission …
Lack of COVID-19 Info Under Myanmar’s Internet Ban Could Doom Rakhine Refugees: NGO
Myanmar’s government must lift its ban on internet service in war-ravaged Rakhine state to permit tens of thousands of displaced civilians to access information about the coronavirus, a civil society group demanded this week, warning of mass deaths if crowded …
On the Frontlines: Preventing Coronavirus in Cox’s Bazar
COVID-19 continues to sweep global news headlines, with updates each hour informing us of the latest number of reported cases and quarantine measures. Everywhere you turn, people are stocking up on essentials, working remotely, or even on lockdown. In fact, …
Myanmar Denials Define COVID-19 Response
In a world beset by the coronavirus pandemic, denial is becoming an increasingly rare commodity – but don’t tell that to Myanmar’s government, which still claims there are no cases of COVID-19 in the country.
Astonishingly, government spokesperson Zaw Htay …
Laos Shutters Small Checkpoints on Borders With Vietnam, Cambodia, Citing Coronavirus Spread
Laos is shuttering small checkpoints on its borders with Vietnam and Cambodia as part of a bid to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus into the country, where authorities have yet to announce a positive case of the disease …
Chinese Diplomat Accuses US of Spreading Coronavirus
Tensions between the U.S. and China may re-escalate after officials of both countries hurled verbal attacks at each other about the origin of the coronavirus, observers say.
In his Thursday tweets, Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson of China’s Ministry of Foreign …
Myanmar Steps up Efforts to Calm Fears Over Coronavirus Amid Rumors, Panic Buying
The Myanmar government on Friday reassured citizens that food supplies are adequate and urged people not to panic over the coronavirus pandemic, amid rumors about the spread of highly contagious virus in the country, which has yet to see any …