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Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Commentary: How to tell your older, stubborn relative to adopt social distancing
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island: See if this sounds familiar. You have an older relative whom you believe to be at a serious health risk if they catch the coronavirus. You call, try to persuade them to take social distancing seriously. But your arguments fail to resonate. You both get angry and hang up, locked in a
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 31, 2020
Commentary: Restrictions on movements in some Southeast Asian countries to fight COVID-19 have been patchy, even scary
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SINGAPORE: As COVID-19 continues to blanket countries worldwide, Southeast Asia has begun introducing stringent measures to combat the virus. With more than 7,700 cases of infections have across the region, Malaysia tops with 2,470 cases. Advertisement Advertisement Yet Indonesia has the highest number of deaths and a fatality rate of almost 9 per cent, one
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Commentary: Sweden’s COVID-19 approach has been too relaxed. But this decision is justified
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LUND: A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbours, Sweden has adopted a relatively relaxed strategy, seemingly assuming that overreaction is more harmful than under-reaction. Advertisement Advertisement Although the government has now banned gatherings of more than 50 people, this excludes
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Commentary: Is loss of smell or taste an early sign of the COVID-19?
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Commentary Commentary There is no hard evidence yet that the loss of smell is a COVID-19 symptom, but this may change, says an observer. A German doctor takes a sample from a car driver at a drive-through testing point for the coronavirus in Halle, eastern Germany AFP/Ronny Hartmann 30 Mar 2020 01:25PM(Updated: 30 Mar 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Commentary: Five considerations for a clear-minded coronavirus response
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SINGAPORE: There has been much talk recently of the “herd immunity strategy”. Herd immunity is the indirect protection and subsequent reduction in cases brought about because a specified proportion of the population is immune to that disease. Advertisement Advertisement Herd immunity can be the outcome of a strategy or action, most sensibly, of vaccination. In
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Commentary: Without major intervention, Indonesia could have 71,000 COVID-19 cases by end-April
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JAKARTA: The transmission of the coronavirus in Indonesia, a country with more than a quarter-billion people, may increase exponentially if the government makes no immediate effort to reduce the spread. Using exponential function analysis, we estimate – with data gathered since Mar 2 and assuming the doubling times are similar as Iran’s and Italy’s –
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Commentary: No room for BS in the time of coronavirus
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LONDON: The other night, New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, put her daughter to bed and sat on the couch to send a video message to her nation as it entered a coronavirus shutdown. “Thought I would jump online quickly and just check in with everyone really, as we all prepare to hunker down for
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 29, 2020
Commentary: The eye-watering costs of postponing the Tokyo Olympics
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SINGAPORE: This year’s Olympic games are cancelled. You may have other matters occupying your thoughts, toilet paper, virus-induced divorce rates or low Wi-Fi speed for Netflix. But Japanese taxpayers have a big new worry to add to their plate. Advertisement Advertisement Massive investments have been poured into hosting the Games. For example, the New National
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 28, 2020
Commentary: A cat-and-mouse game between pirates and Southeast Asian maritime security authorities
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SINGAPORE: “A lion never dies; it sleeps”, says an African proverb. The same can be said for Southeast Asian pirates and sea robbers, long neglected after the academic and diplomatic world chose to refocus on illegal fishing in the South China Sea in recent years given rising tensions in those disputed waters. Advertisement Advertisement Like
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Commentary: Partying and picnicking with friends? Your complacency this COVID-19 outbreak is misplaced
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CARLISLE, Pennsylvania: As COVID-19 fans across the globe, some people have been more complacent about the risk of contracting the virus than others. On Mar 21, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was apoplectic after photographs emerged of New Yorkers congregating in parks, apparently ignoring mandates for social distancing. Advertisement Advertisement “It’s insensitive, it’s arrogant, it’s
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Commentary: Can chloroquine really treat COVID-19?
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BALTIMORE, Maryland: An Arizona man died, and his wife was hospitalised, after taking a form of chloroquine, which US President Donald Trump has touted as an effective treatment for COVID-19. The couple decided to self-medicate with chloroquine phosphate, which they had on hand to kill parasites in their fish, after hearing the president describe the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Commentary: The brewing concern over jobs and salaries as COVID-19 persists
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SINGAPORE: Against a backdrop of about 18,589 deaths and 415,000 infections, the COVID-19 outbreak is bringing the world to its knees. Globally, production lines and supply chains have been disrupted, stock markets are bearing down and businesses are buckling under. Singapore is no exception. We are seeing the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak just three
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Commentary: Funeral homes and morgues face challenges as coronavirus death toll rises
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MELBOURNE: The coronavirus is not only affecting the way we live, it’s also dramatically affecting the way we die. In Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that funerals would be limited to a maximum of ten people to limit the spread of COVID-19. However, the states may have some leeway in permitting an extra one
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Commentary: BBC Dad has learnt a thing or two about working from home
SEOUL: Three years ago, my family and I briefly became famous for a blooper which became an online sensation. I was speaking on BBC News about South Korean politics. My young children burst into the room, onscreen behind me, and then my wife tried frantically to pull them out of my office. The whole thing