The world is watching India’s coronavirus crisis but Asia’s developing nations are all at risk
By Park Chan-kyong
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It’s not just India. Fierce new Covid-19 waves are enveloping other developing countries across the world, placing severe strain on their health care systems and prompting appeals for help.
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Nations ranging from Laos, Vietnam and Thailand in Southeast Asia to those bordering India such as Bhutan and Nepal have been reporting significant surges in infections in the past few weeks. The increase is mainly because of more contagious virus variants, though complacency and lack of resources to contain the spread have also been cited as reasons.
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“All countries are at risk,” said David Heymann, a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. “The disease appears to be becoming endemic and will therefore likely remain a risk to all countries for the foreseeable future.”
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