From viral epidemic to social pandemic?

Chris Miclos — 2020-10-17T09:12:51Z

The now almost recurrent images of water and tear gas cannons come this time from Indonesia. Workers and students have invaded the streets of the main towns and clashed with the police. In the face of the epidemic, authorities have been slow to take action. The number of doctors per capita is around 20 times lower than European averages and President Jokowi, sometimes presented by the press as progressive, declared the country immune ... by religion: ginger and turmeric were advocated as remedies. To take up Rohana Kuddus's phrase describing the management of the epidemic in New Left Review: “Lemongrass and prayer”.

- IV549 - October 2020 / Indonesia, Covid-19 Pandemic

Coronavirus: a month of pandemic in the Indian subcontinent

Chris Miclos — 2020-04-29T17:41:08Z

Although the governments of the region have had different postures and policies in relation to the epidemic, they have the same relationship with the press. Beyond the viral images of social media, information is lacking. It is particularly complicated to apprehend the scale of hunger riots that have already been witnessed in major Pakistani cities.

- IV543 - April 2020 / Pakistan, India, Covid-19 Pandemic

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From viral epidemic to social pandemic?

Coronavirus: a month of pandemic in the Indian subcontinent