Author: asmhaynes

On 16 January, Japan officially confirmed their first case of COVID-19. There were less than 500 known cases worldwide, most of which were in China, making Japan one of the first countries outside of China with a known case. Although … Read More

Editors Note: This Situation Report was delayed for several days because countries like Vietnam led us to reassess what’s currently happening in Southeast Asia. We started deeply skeptical that Vietnam and other countries reported COVID-19 numbers could be as low … Read More

Things have turned quickly for the worse in Singapore, one of a handful of countries that had been praised for handling this crisis well. In contrast to many other places, Singapore’s suppression strategy until recently was focused on quarantine measures … Read More

As of 9 April, Hong Kong has 974 COVID-19 cases, resulting in 664 hospitalizations, and four deaths. Hong Kong’s first two cases were on 22 January, when a man, age 39, developed pneumonia after travelling from Wuhan to … Read More