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Coming to grips with Omicron
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/12/2021
» The world was shaken again last week as the latest coronavirus variant emerged. First detected in South Africa a week earlier, Omicron is now a "variant of concern" -- the most serious category used by the World Health Organization, which said it poses a "very high" risk to public health.
Preparedness is the cure
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/04/2020
» First, a little bit of good news amid all the despair and depression: In Italy, where the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 is the highest in the world, a 104-year-old woman has recovered after falling sick on March 17. Amazingly, Ada Zanusso also survived the 1918 Spanish flu. Even more amazingly, she lived in a nursing home where 20 other residents died of the virus.
Virus responses compared
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/03/2020
» The world is in a state of panic right now. Every minute brings more bad news about the Covid-19 outbreak that has caused more than 3,300 deaths as of Friday. For many, the more information they consume -- whether it is factual or not -- the higher the possibility they will live in fear.
When confusion goes viral
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 03/02/2020
» Movie lovers like me have been drawn irresistibly to Dark Waters, the 2019 American legal thriller that has won positive reviews from critics and accolades for lead actor Mark Ruffalo.
Immunising Asean
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/03/2018
» Southeast Asia has become a hot spot for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, which has led to stepped-up international efforts to strengthen national and regional pandemic preparedness capacity.
Better safe than sorry
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/03/2018
» Human capacity for dealing with infectious diseases continues to improve, thanks to the lessons learned from recent outbreaks such as Sars and Ebola, and a growing global commitment toward improving public health. But factors such as population growth, urbanisation, natural disasters and climate change continue to leave many countries at higher risk from infectious diseases and pandemic outbreaks.