S1E71: South-east Asia scrambling to contain new wave of Covid-19 cases in 2021: Asian Insider Ep 71

Asian Insider Ep 71: South-east Asia scrambling to contain new wave of Covid-19 cases in 2021 13:37 mins Synopsis: Each month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. With South-east Asia’s vaccination rates relatively low, the coronavirus will continue to break through the region’s safety measures. Nirmal Ghosh hosts Dr Abhishek Rimal of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Professor Dale Fisher from the National University Hospital in Singapore as they discuss the following points:  Not enough public health measures in South-east Asia (2:50) Some countries’ health systems on brink of collapse (5:08) Singapore has seen benefits of vaccination amid new clusters (8:00) Countries need to balance social, economic and health impacts (11:24) Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]) & ST Video team Edited by: ST Video team, Aleemah Basirah & Hadyu Rahim Subscribe to the Asian Insider Podcast channel and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: [email protected] Discover Asian Insider Videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnK3VE4BKduMSOntUoS6ALNp21jMmgfBX Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://str.sg/JbxG Follow Nirmal Ghosh on Twitter: https://str.sg/JD7r --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.