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March 19, Covid-19 Update from Asia
The news is both good and bad across our 17 countries. For good news, China has not seen new domestic cases of infection for a couple days now. Hokkaido Prefecture which once had the highest rate of infections in Japan, is now set to end its state of emergency and move to new, less-restrictive precautionary […]
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Covid-19 Asia Update
New infections inside Asia diminish while the virus enters the early phases for the rest of the world. It remains difficult to say that the downward trend will continue, but Asia is definitely in a much better position compared especially to Europe and the USA. New cases per day in China are down to 15- […]
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Turning Ash into Lemonade
The Taal volcano in the Philippines has destroyed homes, but it hasn’t destroyed hope. Ash that has fallen on a nearby town is being turned into bricks that will help its neighbors rebuild. The mayor of Binan has inspired the residents of his town to collect the fallen ash, bag it and send it to […]