Poor at risk in India’s blindfolded fight against Covid-19
India reported its first case of Covid-19 disease on January 30, 2020. The disease was diagnosed in a patient in Kerala State, who had returned from Wuhan (China).
The initial response of the authorities was casual, treating the emerging outbreak as something limited to those...
Covid-19 increases pressures on Sri Lanka
Covid-19 is spreading rapidly in Sri Lanka much like other countries of the world. Initially, Sri Lankan government didn’t take any serious measures against the disease considering their warm climate as a natural protection against Covid-19. However, as the number of confirmed cases rose...
Modest spread of Covid-19 in Nepal, but economic freeze is biting
Nepal was the first country in South Asia to report incidence of Covid-19 on Jan 24, 2020 when a 32 year Nepalese student tested positive for the infection after returning from Wuhan, the epicenter of the deadly disease in China.
By March 31, there were...
Covid 19 remains an imported disease in Maldives
Maldives’ first Covid-19 cases emerged on March 7, 2020 when two migrant workers contracted the infection from an Italian tourist, who tested positive after returning to Italy.
By March 31, the remote Indian Ocean nation had 19 confirmed cases of the disease – three of...
Bhutan in control so far
Bhutan reported its first Covid-19 case on March 5, 2020 when an American tourist tested positive for the disease. By March 31, 2020 there were five cases, but no deaths due to the infection. All cases were imported cases and till the end of...
Bangladesh: Trailing Behind the Virus
Bangladesh, one of the world's most densely-populated countries, officially reported its first Covid-19 case on March 8, 2020. The first death because of the pandemic occurred on March 18, 2020. The viral infection had, by March 31, 2020, infected 51 individuals and claimed 5...
Coronavirus adds to misery of war ravaged Afghanistan
As the deadly Covid-19 pandemic gripped the world, Afghanistan too found itself reeling under the unbridled spread of the Coronavirus. As per official reports, Afghanistan recorded its first coronavirus case in Herat on February 24, 2020. The infected patient had visited Qom (Iran), the...
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