Tens of millions of people in China are under lockdown, including in the largest city Shanghai. Thailand's infection numbers continue to creep up, already much higher than at their peak last year. Hong Kong morgues are overwhelmed and patients are being turned away from hospitals. In South Korea, health authorities are reporting the most cases per capita in the world. Vietnam is also reporting record case numbers, being in the top 5 for total infections, globally, over the past few days. In other parts of Asia, the story is slightly different, with the worst of their Omicron surge, seemingly in the rearview mirror. Over the past two years, places like Singapore, South Korea, and even China, were reported as Covid-19 success stories… their stringent, even draconian border rules helping them to keep case numbers low. And total deaths too, when compared to much of the rest of the world. And a bit further south there were very low infection rates in Australia and New Zealand before the Omicron variant overwhelmed their earlier defences. How this has happened is the topic of a special Asia News Today report over the weekend on The Thaiger YouTube channel, called 'Asia in the Covid… Read full this story
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