As infections climb, could slow vaccine rollout undermine Asia’s success curbing Covid?
While the UK and US look forward to lifting restrictions, Asian countries who managed to control transmission are now tightening curbs
17 May 2021 • 12:21pm
People receive a dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination center set up at the Mall Bangkapi shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. But less than 3% of the population has been immunised to date
Credit: Nicholas Axelrod/Bloomberg
Somchai Maneetawat’s restaurant is on the brink of collapse. The 38-year-old’s business in the Thai tourist hotspot of Phuket would normally be thriving but profits have plunged by 95 per cent as the Southeast Asian nation battles a sweeping third wave of coronavirus infections.
A stamp featuring James Laidlaw Maxwell, the first Presbyterian missionary to visit Taiwan, is to be released on Friday to commemorate the centennial of his death, Chunghwa Post said yesterday.
“Maxwell, who was known as the father of medical missionaries in Taiwan, dedicated his life to assisting patients, and training missionaries and doctors. To commemorate his contributions to Taiwan, we are publishing this memorial stamp, featuring a portrait of Maxwell and the Tai-Peng-Keng Maxwell Memorial Church,” the state-owned firm said.
The stamp is to have a face value of NT$28 and will be available for purchase at post offices nationwide, the Postal
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