Measures that have reined in epidemics in China, South Korea are unlikely to work in South Asia. FMTNews Coronavirus
An Indian doctor in a protective suit sits outside an isolation ward for Covid-19 patients at a Hyderabad hospital.
But measures that have reined in epidemics in China, where the coronavirus emerged late last year, and South Korea are unlikely to work in poor, crowded parts of South Asia, health officials say. Pakistan recorded a sharp rise in coronavirus cases on Monday, up 40 to 94, according to a Reuters tally of statistics from central and provincial governments.
Afghanistan’s health infrastructure has been devastated by decades of war and a lack of funds and it would be hard-pressed to mount any sort of concerted action against a coronavirus epidemic. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, reported an almost-doubling of cases to 18 from 10. India’s tally rose to 110, while the total number of cases in the Maldives and Bangladesh rose to 13 and 5, respectively.
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