https://www.scmp.com/rss/505167/feed en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com To many of the Chinese diaspora living in Singapore, the decision on April 3 to impose stricter measures to contain Covid-19 in the city state was long-awaited and a huge relief. Having been made acutely aware of the devastating effects of the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China in the past couple of months, they found it beyond belief and appalling that schools remained open in Singapore, and most people on the streets opted not to wear masks. The measures came as the number of confirmed... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3078977/three-ways-asia-can-beat-coronavirus-take-early-action-be-nimble https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3078977/three-ways-asia-can-beat-coronavirus-take-early-action-be-nimble Thu, 09 Apr 2020 02:00:08 +0000 More developing countries have imposed lockdowns as the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 infection soared in the last week. India has been under an unprecedented nationwide lockdown since March 25, with the country’s 1.3 billion people ordered to stay at home for at least 21 days. South Africa started a three-week lockdown on March 27 and brought in the military to ensure it is enforced. In Indonesia, President Joko Widodo, commonly known as Jokowi, so far has resisted calls to impose a... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3077552/why-coronavirus-lockdowns-will-not-be-easy-developing-countries https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3077552/why-coronavirus-lockdowns-will-not-be-easy-developing-countries Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:30:15 +0000 The daily number of new cases of confirmed Covid-19 infection in China has dropped sharply in the last few weeks – from more than 15,000 on February 12 to just 99 on Friday. Many Chinese provinces and cities have for days, even weeks, reported no daily increase in confirmed infections. There is now clear evidence that the draconian containment measures employed by the Chinese government have worked to curtail the spread of the virus in the world’s most populous country. China’s efforts have been... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3074075/coronavirus-aggressive-containment-most-appropriate-policy https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3074075/coronavirus-aggressive-containment-most-appropriate-policy Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:20 +0000