Coronavirus fever has not stopped. More than 60,000 confirmed cases of infection have been reported, and more than 1,300 people have died from the disease.

The condition has worsened with the distribution of fake news related to disease, trigerring unnecessary panic amid the outbreak.

Nuurrianti Jalli of Universiti Teknologi MARA in Malaysia writes efforts by Southeast Asian government in tackling medical hoaxes related to coronavirus.

We also published a piece on why Indonesia has not contributed to the global scientific efforts to study the virus and find a cure.

Meanwhile, Indonesia and Australia has entered a new milestone in their relations with the visit of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to the Down Under.

The agreement on economic partnership between the two countries, dubbed as IA-CEPA, is expected to be implemented soon following the ratification of Indonesia’s parliament before Jokowi’s visit to Australia.

However, Hangga Fathana of Universitas Islam Indonesia in Yogyakarta and Priyambudi Sulistiyanto of Flinders University, Australia remind us that the devils are in the details. Both countries need to work some issues before they can enjoy the benefits of the agreement.

And, wondering why we can’t stop binge-watching on Netflix? Yearry Panji Setianto from Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa in Banten, Indonesia offers some explanations.