SYDNEY: COVID-19 cases in Asia reached a quarter of a million on Tuesday (May 5), according to a Reuters tally, spurred by outbreaks in Singapore, ...
Share this contentSYDNEY: COVID-19 cases in Asia reached a quarter of a million on Tuesday , according to a Reuters tally, spurred by outbreaks in Singapore, Pakistan and India, even as China, South Korea and Japan significantly slowed the spread of the disease.
Authorities have got hotel rooms for about half of them, said Ren Ohnishi, chairman of Moyai, a housing non-profit. "It is a high-capacity accommodation that can be used for a longer period. It would be a symbol of support and solidarity for Japan," Ohnishi said. Hong Kong is struggling with a similar problem as Tokyo with so-called McRefugees, or people who sleep in McDonald's fast-food restaurants, with many now out on the streets.
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