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Coronavirus: Working towards a shared Asean response

But big challenges loom amid disruption to health, trade and travel; some call for collective, top-level message

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Tan Hui Yee Indochina Bureau Chief In Bangkok, Tan Hui Yee

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Video conferences are taking hold in Asean's traditionally meeting-heavy schedule as the bloc tries to muster a regional response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Last Friday, senior health officials from the region held a special video conference to discuss the critical gaps in national and collective efforts, the latest in a series of digital meetings since last month to try and coordinate responses. China's health experts have also taken part.
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