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China’s offer of coronavirus tests for all in Hong Kong meets...

Move comes as many of the city’s 7.5 million residents see Beijing reining in their freedoms

Myanmar urged to restore internet in Rakhine to help contain virus

Most recent infections have been in state capital of Sittwe, where officials have imposed a stay-at-home order and a curfew

Priest calls for opening of churches to help people fight depression

“Faith offers strength and hope to people in the midst of the pandemic, said Father Sadaya, CMF, a professional counsellor

Filipinos worry about quality of life as number of Covid-19 cases...

An SWS survey shows that 36 percent of adult Filipinos believe their quality of life will worsen in the next 12 months

South Korean leader lauds Catholic Church’s support in battling pandemic

President Moon Jae-in also asks Church to be a role model in curbing transmissions

Pope Francis calls on people to seek ‘cure’ for social injustice

There are only two ways the human family can emerge from the crisis: Either we come out of it better, or we come out of it worse, pope says

Endless first wave: How Indonesia failed to control coronavirus

Virus has already spread all over Indonesia, what we are doing is basically herd immunity, dean of university medicine faculty says

Philippine Catholic bishops call for end to ‘coronavirus stigma’

Bishop Broderick Pabillo noted that there seems to be a growing “stigmatization” of people infected with the new coronavirus disease

Philippine bishop calls for young volunteers to support health workers

Volunteers can care for Covid-19 positive patients in public or private quarantine facilities, even those who have opted for home quarantine

Philippine private schools to start online classes this month

Private schools are allowed to start classes provided they use only distance learning modalities and that there are no face-to-face classes

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