The Covid-19 pandemic poses significant threat to the ASEAN as the region has faced anything like this in the recent past. It is important for the bloc to be united in fighting the common enemy in Covid-19. As of this week, the total number of cases reported by Asean stood around 70,000. The region’s geographical proximity to China (then epicenter) …

HANOI –  Over 270 Vietnamese who were stranded in Malaysia due to travel restrictions enforced amidst the coronavirus pandemic, have returned home on May 10. Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, together with the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia made the flight possible. The passengers included those who were elderly and sick people, students without a place to stay due to …

Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin, a spokesman for the health department in Thailand has said health officials logged only three new covid-19 coronavirus cases Thursday. On Wednesday Thailand logged only 1 case also only 1 on Tuesday. Thailand’s total confirmed covid-19 cases as of today is 2,992, with only 55 deaths. Over the past 24 hours, 11 more patients were discharged from …

SINGAPORE – Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Minister Josephine Teo said on Monday that as early as January, the well-being of migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic was “on the radar”. She explained that the Ministry of Manpower has contacted dormitory operators after the country has recorded its first  and mobilise whole-of-government resources confirmed cases of the Coronavirus by limiting the …

The pandemic virus has challenged medical researchers in stepping up to new strategies to combat COVID-19. One of these is the “Stem cell treatment, also known as regenerative medicine, uses stem cells or their variants to facilitate the healing process to diseased, damaged, or wounded tissue. It is the next step of organ transplantation which uses cells that are small …

On Wednesday (April 29), The 22-year-old Singaporean was charged and fined $1,500. It was issued via a written order. The case has been filed under the Infectious Diseases Act. Financial adviser Tay Chun Hsien took his breakfast at a neighbourhood shopping mall. He left his flat at around 12am. Deputy Public Prosecutor Norman Yew said confirmed that  Tay has been …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been affected to several industries that have to postpone their projects. The construction of Phase 2A of the MRT railroad project starting from Thamrin to Monas has been eventually postponed. MRT JAKARTA CONSTRUCTION The MRT Jakarta Managing Director, William Sabandar, said the project is delayed for three months, which Jakarta has also been enforcing Large-Scale Social …