Asia and Covid-19: Progress Report

Asia Sentinel roundup seeks to sort out the chaff

As the Covid-19 virus makes its ominous way across Asia, countries are in varying stages of readiness to combat it, with Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea at the forefront, with other countries strung behind them across the pandemic spectrum. 

However, the World Health Organization, like most UN-related bodies, relies largely on governments fo…