Dengue complicates Southeast Asia's coronavirus fight

Tropical disease presents health care systems in region with a two-front war

KOYA JIBIKI, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Southeast Asian countries are bracing for possible outbreaks of infectious diseases that show symptoms similar to those of the novel coronavirus ahead of the rainy season. Treatments for these seasonal infections are very different from those for COVID-19, complicating the work of front-line medical workers.

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