Devotees wearing masks, praying during a cleansing ceremony called ‘Melasti’ at a beach in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, yesterday to mark the Balinese Hindu New Year on Wednesday. The ceremony, usually attended by thousands, this year had only a few selected guests in an effort to prevent the spread of Covid-19. – EPA pic, March 23, 2020.
FROM Australia’s Bondi Beach to the streets of New Delhi, authorities across Asia have ramped up efforts to stem the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus amid fears of a second wave of infections in places where outbreaks appeared under control. Tighter travel restrictions were imposed in several countries as the number of cases in the region soared past 95,000 – a third of the world’s infections, an AFP tally shows.
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