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Indonesia’s religious leaders back extension of strict health measures

Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced on Sunday the extension of strict health measures in the country, especially in Java and Bali

Vietnam’s religious groups respond to call to fight pandemic

Close to 300 religious individuals have been posted in various health facilities in Ho Chi Minh to assist in the care of COVID-19 patients

Southeast Asia COVID-19 cases hit new highs, Malaysian doctors protest

Like many parts of the region of more than 650 million people, Malaysian hospitals and medical staff have borne the brunt of the outbreak

Cardinal Bo: Multiply loaves of compassion; feed people with bread of...

These are apocalyptic times: starvation, struggle for oxygen, long queues in cemeteries and the persisting virus of conflict and poverty

Church leaders in Indonesia back strict lockdown to fight COVID-19 surge

The WHO called for additional "urgent action" to address sharp rises in infections in 13 of Indonesia's 34 provinces

Natural disaster risks lurk as Olympic Games draw near

The consequences of a disaster during the Games, which start on Friday, would be compounded by the coronavirus pandemic

Myanmar on brink of COVID-19 catastrophe, say medical experts

Medical experts blamed the military, which took over the government in February, for allowing the national healthcare system to disintegrate

Photos: Philippine diocese holds ‘penitential walk’ for end to pandemic

Priests in the Diocese of Borongan in the Philippines hold a three-kilometer “penitential walk” on Tuesday to pray for an end to the pandemic

India’s deaths during pandemic up to 4.9 million, study shows

India's official tally of more than 414,000 deaths is the world's third highest after the United States and Brazil

Indonesia extends COVID curbs to July 25 as cases remain high

COVID-19 cases in Indonesia are currently among the highest in the world due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant

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