Pandemic Forces Thousands to Leave New York City for Good
No media source currently available
· Anna Nelson
Follow the story
Health
A focused view of neutral reporting on Health, brought together across publishers.
Explore all topics →
Neutral reports only
Newest first · UTC+11:00
Countries that haven't reported a single case of Covid-19 are still hit hard by the pandemic | South China Morning Post
Much of the world has been hit by Covid-19 and many countries are still struggling for months to get their individual outbreaks under control. Even for the handful of nations that have yet to report a single coronavirus infection to the World Health Organisation, the effects of the global pandemic are devastating.
South Korea’s ‘illegal’ tattoo artists fight to change laws that say only doctors can apply ink | South China Morning Post
Tattoo artist Kim Do-yoon, also known by his professional name “Doy”, has tattooed at least 10,000 people over his 14-year career. Doy even counts Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt among his customers. But his job is not legal under current law in South Korean. While the legislation does not prohibit the application of …
Tokyo's major fish market hit hard by coronavirus pandemic | South China Morning Post
The Japanese tuna industry is taking an outsize hit from the coronavirus pandemic, which has put intense pressure on wholesalers at Tokyo's sprawling Toyosu Fish Market. Demand for fresh fish, especially the so-called king of sushi – bluefin tuna, has declined after the coronavirus crisis decimated orders normally s…
Over a Dozen US Cities See Domestic Abuse Spike During Pandemic
No media source currently available
· Veronica Balderas Iglesias
World’s ‘loneliest’ elephant heading to new home after outcry over his isolation in Pakistan zoo | South China Morning Post
Kaavan, the only Asian elephant in Pakistan, is about to leave the country that has been his home for more than three decades, and eight years since he lost his mate. Images of Kaavan chained up in Marghazar Zoo in the capital Islamabad several years ago sparked angry responses from around the world. An online petit…
‘Folded man’ stands up straight after 28 years following surgery that broke bones | South China Morning Post
A man suffered from a form of ankylosing spondylitis so severe that his upper body folded onto his thighs. After four operations in which his bones were literally broken and reconstructed, he finally stood straight – after 28 years.
After a three-week surge and a doctors’ strike, Covid-19 case numbers fall in South Korea | South China Morning Post
After a recent coronavirus case surge that lasted for weeks, South Korea’s new infection numbers were below 200 for an eighth consecutive day on September 10, 2020. During the latest wave of cases, the nation has also been dealing with a two-week strike by trainee doctors opposed to government plans to increase the …
Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Halted After Participant Falls Ill
No media source currently available
· Henry Ridgwell
Thai Airways opens restaurant for customers craving in-flight meals | South China Morning Post
As Thailand’s ban on international commercial flights remains in place amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Thai Airways has opened an aircraft-themed restaurant in Bangkok for customers craving in-flight meals.
London’s first ever Mural Festival celebrates art and life amid Covid-19 | South China Morning Post
The first ever London Mural Festival takes place in the British capital even as the Covid-19 pandemic rages on. Over 150 artists from around the world will paint more than 60 large murals across the city.
A Look Inside the World’s Largest Hospital for Camels
No media source currently available
· Arash Arabasadi
Nigerian Health Workers, Authorities Divided Over Unpaid Covid-19 Allowances
No media source currently available
· Timothy Obiezu
Japanese taxi company offers service to pay respects at family graves | South China Morning Post
A Japanese taxi company came up with a service for those living far from the resting place of relatives or people who decided to stay home because of the pandemic — by offering to take care of graves and pay respects to the deceased.
Online course on egg tart baking is recipe for pandemic survival for Hong Kong food tour operator | South China Morning Post
Virginia Chan is a Canadian-born Hong Kong foodie who runs a local food tour business. But when she was forced to suspend operations because of the Covid-19 pandemic, she had to find a new way to stay in business. Her recipe for survival was to take her passion for Hong Kong food into the digital space, with an onli…
Experts who helped China fight Covid-19 receive top honours from President Xi Jinping | South China Morning Post
Chinese President Xi Jinping led an award ceremony on September 8, 2020, to honour “outstanding individuals” who helped the nation combat the Covid-19 epidemic. Respiratory disease expert Zhong Nanshan was given the prestigious Medal of the Republic and three others received the national honorary title “people’s her…
Child marriages on rise in Indonesia as Covid-19 deepens desperation for poverty-stricken families | South China Morning Post
Poverty and a lack of education are factors that have long been blamed for driving children into wedlock in some traditional communities in Indonesia, India, Pakistan and Vietnam. But during the coronavirus pandemic, young girls across Asia are being forced into marriages in greater numbers by desperate families str…
China’s most-senior diplomats, Wang and Yang, conclude back-to-back visits to Europe | South China Morning Post
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Politburo member Yang Jiechi have concluded back-to-back tours to Europe aimed at shoring up Beijing’s ties with governments in the region. Wang wrapped up his trip on September 1, 2020, days before Yang, the head of the Communist Party’s foreign affairs office, finished his Euro…
China prepares for coronavirus vaccine mass production though clinical trials are not yet complete | South China Morning Post
Several coronavirus vaccine developers in China have readied their facilities for mass production, even though the medicine is still undergoing clinical trials and has no market approval yet. Once found and approved, the Covid-19 vaccines will be in high demand for use in efforts to control the worldwide coronavirus…
At least 289 arrested as scattered groups rally over postponed election day | South China Morning Post
At least 289 people were arrested, one on suspicion of violating the national security law, after Hong Kong protesters heeded online calls to take to the streets of Kowloon on September 6, 2020, to demonstrate against the government’s decision to postpone Legislative Council elections. The polls were supposed to tak…
Pre-Pandemic Buzz Missing as Delhi's Street Markets Reopen
No media source currently available
· Anjana Pasricha
What’s next for Hong Kong’s Legco after security law disqualifications and pandemic poll delay? | South China Morning Post
Local politics in Hong Kong have been absorbing the impacts of a new national security law (NSL) imposed on the city by the Chinese central government as well as an election delay blamed on the Covid-19 pandemic. In late July 2020, the city’s election commission cited the NSL as it disqualified 12 potential oppositi…
Buddhist waterfall meditation helps Japanese cope with the stress of Covid-19 pandemic | South China Morning Post
Some Japanese are trying to overcome the stress of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic by turning to a form of meditation that takes place under a waterfall. Known as takigyo, the centuries-old practice is a Buddhism purification ritual meant to cleanse the mind, body and soul. Participants meditate under a mountain wa…
Indian villagers oppose efforts to remove hundreds of ‘god’ bats despite Covid-19 concerns | South China Morning Post
Bats have lived alongside humans in the village of Royandapuram in southern India for centuries. But after bats were identified by some health officials as having a possible role in the transmission of the Covid-19 coronavirus from animals to humans, there have been efforts to remove the flying mammals. But many Roy…
Women-owned NY Businesses May Not Survive Pandemic
No media source currently available
· Nina Vishneva
India’s Kalbelia tribe takes its traditional dance online amid Covid-19 pandemic | South China Morning Post
Some performers from India’s Kalbelia tribe have been struggling to survive as the Covid-19 pandemic has deprived them of their usual source of income – from performing the Kalbelian dance. However, they are managing to continue earning a living by teaching the traditional dance online, after a Kalbelian dance group…
Comrade Duch, chief torturer of Khmer Rouge regime, dies in prison aged 77 | South China Morning Post
Jailed former Khmer Rouge prison commander Kaing Guek Eav has died at the age of 77. Also known as “Comrade Duch”, he oversaw the torture and murder of thousands of people in Cambodia’s Tuol Sleng prison in the late 1970s. He was a part of the ultra-Maoist Khmer Rouge regime. Duch died on September 2, 2020, at a hos…
Covid-19 fears for Indonesians along Cisadane River after medical waste ends up in waterway | South China Morning Post
For communities along a river near Tangerang, a city west of the capital Jakarta, fears about the coronavirus pandemic have deepened after a deluge of medical waste ended up in the waterway. In May 2020, a wall on the nearby Cipeucang landfill collapsed after the site reached full capacity. Tonnes of garbage includi…
Asia Impact: How Corporate Governance Can Make or Break Companies | South China Morning Post
As Asia’s companies expand into international markets, one can expect greater scrutiny of their corporate governance structures. While most attention focuses on those in the C-Suite to determine the success or failure of a company, there has been a growing awareness of the need for stronger governing boards to balan…
3D ‘river’ brings joy to Jakarta neighbourhood amid Covid-19 pandemic | South China Morning Post
A local museum in Indonesia has collaborated with 16 artists to paint a 300-metre three dimensional “river” in the middle of a residential area in South Jakarta.
Compostable masks made from hemp aim to reduce waste amid pandemic | South China Morning Post
A company based in France specialising in hemp canvas claims to be the first 100% compostable masks in Europe. Hundreds of thousands have been ordered by companies and authorities across the continent.
Afghanistan: Measures in Place to Curb Drug Use in Police
No media source currently available
· Mumtaz Baheer
Schools across China reopen as officials say Covid-19 is under control | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of millions of students across China started the semester at school after authorities said the pandemic is under control. All schools, from kindergarten to university, were allowed to reopen starting August 31, 2020. However, students in China’s western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have to begin the new…
Hong Kong launches universal Covid-19 tests for residents | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong residents began the en masse testing process for the coronavirus as the city’s government launched its universal screening programme on September 1, 2020, despite calls from activists and some health workers for a boycott. There are 141 sample collecting centres across all 18 districts and the programme wi…
Pandemic helping the global spread of authoritarianism, says Yale historian Tim Snyder | South China Morning Post
A global spread of authoritarianism is threatening to upset the liberal world order established after World War II, according to historian and author Timothy Snyder. The Levin Professor of History at Yale University in the US spoke with the SCMP’s Sarah Zheng on August 27, 2020, about his book On Tyranny, which has …
Kathy Matsui on women in the Japanese workplace | South China Morning Post
Advertisement36:49Kathy Matsui on women in the Japanese workplacePublished: 12:00pm, 31 Aug 2020Updated: 9:23am, 1 Sep 2020Goldman Sachs Japan Vice-chair, Kathy Matsui speaks with the Asia Society’s Wendy Cutler on the current status of women in the Japanese workplace. Matsui discusses the country’s efforts to incre…
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns for health reasons | South China Morning Post
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on August 28, 2020 he will resign for health reasons. The 65-year-old has suffered from the chronic disease ulcerative colitis for years. Abe was due to serve as leader until September 2021. The leader said he will remain in office until a successor is chosen.
Chinese airlines offer unlimited flights to coax travellers back as Covid-19 crisis is under control | South China Morning Post
Chinese airlines are offering unlimited flights packages to lure travellers back into the air as competition heats up for China’s domestic market in the absence of overseas travel because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Republicans, Democrats Adapt Conventions to Pandemic Reality
No media source currently available
· Steve Redisch
Live Aussie penguin parade attracts hundreds of thousands of viewers amid pandemic | South China Morning Post
Hundreds of thousands of viewers tuned in online to watch penguins on Phillip Island in Australia waddle back to their burrows from the sea. Phillip Island Nature Parks is normally a popular tourist attraction but it remains closed to the public amid a state-wide coronavirus lockdown.
Animals at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park face uncertain future as pandemic keeps attraction closed | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park was forced to close for a second time as the city struggles to fight its third wave of Covid-19 infections. The theme park had already received an emergency government bailout of HK$5.4 billion (US$696 million) in May. Park employees that look after animals at the attraction say there has been…
‘Pig deal’ with China raises fears in Argentina over potential virus outbreak | South China Morning Post
A government plan to turn Argentina into a pork powerhouse with Chinese investment is generating unprecedented resistance from the Argentinian general public. Environmental activists, who are worried about potential virus outbreaks from industrial-scale pig farming, gathered in the capital Buenos Aires on August 25,…
Covid-19 social distancing: 5 full-body exercises that can help keep you fit anywhere, any time | South China Morning Post
Lockdowns and social distancing measures because of the Covid-19 pandemic have meant gym enthusiasts have had to find other ways to stay fit. Nike master trainer Utah Lee demonstrates five exercises that will help anyone stay in shape anywhere at any time.