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Seeking COVID-19 cure, Manila hospital asks for blood donations from virus survivors
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) today asked persons who recovered from COVID-19 to donate their blood, which will be used for an experimental treatment against the disease....
Culture vs Corona: How Balinese Hindus are responding to restrictions on ceremonial life
The phrase “Bali tak pernah sepi dari suara upacara,” which loosely translates as “Bali is never silent because of the sounds of ceremonies,” was once used to describe the...
Singapore PM orders schools and most businesses to close
Singapore on Friday ordered most workplaces to close and all students to study from home as it grapples with the spread of COVID-19. Addressing the nation, Prime Minister Lee...
Indonesian crew members flying in from Spain test negative for coronavirus, skip quarantine
The latest batch of Indonesian crew members who arrived at Ngurah Rai International Airport yesterday morning reportedly tested negative for the novel coronavirus and were cleared...
To the rescue: Panelo says Duterte’s ‘shoot them dead’ order perfectly legal
Well, this isn’t surprising. Spokesman Salvador Panelo today defended President Rodrigo Duterte from criticism by saying that the latter’s order to have leftist groups...
Party with people again at Bangkok’s virtual raves, concerts, book fair and weed fest
Stuck at home? Mai pen rai. The COVID-19 outbreak has most of us feeling pretty isolated, and only so much browsing TikTok and busting wrists for Dalgona coffee can distract us...
COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia expected to peak in July: State Intelligence Agency
Indonesia’s State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has predicted that the peak period of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia will fall in July, chief of the National Disaster...
Virus hits Singapore senior home, killing woman and infecting others
12 people who contracted COVID-19 are linked to the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home.
Filipino officials barred from putting ‘obnoxious’ names on lockdown relief aid
Apparently, basic decency still needs to be enforced. The Department of Interior and Local Government today said that it has banned local officials from (tastelessly) plastering...