Chinese New Year: as coronavirus crashes the party, Southeast Asians find other ways to celebrate

The Lunar New Year is traditionally a time when communities across Southeast Asia celebrate with large family gatherings, communal meals.In other words, exactly the kind of activities that the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing measures have made difficult.It’s not just that restrictions on international travel mean visits from relatives overseas are out of the question – even small family gatherings (and over enthusiastic salad tossing) could be off the menu in countries where…