UPDATES: ASEAN COVID-19 PANDEMIC- PART 1: BRUNEI TO MALAYSIA- Here is the ASEAN status as of Thursday, 7am, January 22, 2021
COVID-19 infection crosses 96.5 million globally as deaths cross more than 2.06 million.
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The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 218 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances.
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Here is the ASEAN status as of Wednesday, 7am, January 20, 2021
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BRUNEI
Two active COVID-19 cases remain in Sultanate
January 22, 2021
Brunei Darussalam recorded nine days without new COVID-19 cases and 260 days without local transmissions in the country as of yesterday, keeping the national tally of confirmed cases at 174.
According to the Ministry of Health, there are two active cases receiving treatment at the National Isolation Centre in the Tutong District.
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Cambodia
Cambodia’s COVID-19 tally increases to 453 while migrant workers cluster rises to 81
Cambodia registered another four COVID-19 positive cases amongst returning migrant workers from Thailand, along with one imported case from the United States, also involving a Cambodian.
The four migrant workers infected and tested positive for the virus are a 40-year-old female from Kbal Spean 1 Village, Sangkat Poipet, Poipet City, Banteay Meanchey Province and who had arrived in Cambodia on 6 January, 2021, a 36-year-old female from Kbal Spean 2 Village, Sangkat Poipet, Poipet City, Banteay Meanchey Province and who had arrived in Cambodia on the same date and a 40-year-old woman from Chambok village, Krous commune, Svay Chrum district, Svay Rieng province who returned to Cambodia on 6 January, 2021.
All of the above cases were tested positive on the 13th day test are now admitted to the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Referral Hospital for treatment.
The fourth migrant worker is a 42-year-old woman from Sangkat Kampong Svay, Serey Sophorn City, Banteay Meanchey Province who had arrived in Cambodia on 19 January, 2021.
She is currently being treated at the Pailin Provincial Referral Hospital.
The imported case involves a Cambodian woman aged 43, from Pursat province who had travelled from the United States and arrived in Cambodia on 7 January, 2021 after transiting via South Korea. She was tested positive on the 13th day and has been to the National Center for Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C in Phnom Penh.
There were a total of 108 passengers on the flight, including the infected patient. The remaining 107 had tested negative.
Two of the passengers who had tested negative after the 14 days quarantine period were US diplomats.
The total of 453 confirmed cases include 327 Cambodians, 45 French, 18 Chinese, 13 Malaysians, 13 Indonesians, 12 Americans, 6 British, 3 Vietnamese, 3 Canadians, 3 Indians, 2 Hungarians, 2 Pakistanis, 2 Japanese, 1 Belgian, 1 Kazakhstani, 1 Polish, and 1 Jordanian. Of them, 77 are Cambodian migrant workers from Thailand.
Of these 81 are migrant workers who returned from Thailand.
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– UNDP supports govt response to Covid-19
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Laos will continue to work with its development partners including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the ongoing improvement of health services. This was the message when UNDP handed over computers and software to the Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control, under the Ministry of Health, Dr Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh.
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INDONESIA
Indonesia Sets Record for Most Coronavirus Cases and Deaths in a Month
BY :HERU ANDRIYANTO
JANUARY 22, 2021
Southeast Asia’s biggest country has recorded a total of 965,283 coronavirus cases and 27,453 deaths since the outbreak began, according to Health Ministry data released on Friday.
The total number of active cases stands at a record 156,683 or 16.2 percent of the overall cases.
Newly cases and death toll have been rising dramatically since late November and growing even faster since early this month with experts blaming traveling and gathering during year-end holiday season for the sudden spike.
The country has added 222,085 cases in the 22-day period, above the previous monthly record of 204,315 reported in December.
With still nine days to go, January already becomes the deadliest month in the Indonesian outbreak, with 5,315 Covid deaths month to date to beat the December death toll of 5,193, according to the Jakarta Globe tally.
Jakarta has registered more than 59,000 cases month to date, already well above its monthly record of 46,800 cases in December, to take its total to 243,018 — more than any other provinces.
The figures include 3,918 deaths, the third-highest death toll after that of East and Central Java.
West Java comes next with a total of 121,239 cases and 1,493 deaths. It has been averaging more than 1,700 cases since the beginning of the month.
The total number of cases in the country’s most populous province has jumped by 127 percent since December 1.
Central Java has recorded 111,623 cases overall, including 4,871 deaths. The daily count in Central Java has topped 1,000 cases in the last two weeks.
East Java has more Covid deaths than any other provinces, totaling 7,266 from 104,342 cases overall.
The four provinces in the country’s most crowded island of Java make up 60 percent of the total number of cases nationwide.
South Sulawesi is the second province where the total number of cases has more than doubled in less than two months.
It has recorded a total of 44,290 cases, an increase of 113 percent on its figures on December 1.
The average of daily numbers in South Sulawesi currently stands at 602, in comparison to 335 in December.
East Kalimantan has added nearly 9,000 cases month to date to take its total to 36,048. It has the highest number of Covid deaths outside Java, totaling 921.
Coronavirus cases are rising at a faster speed this month in other hotspots like Bali, Banten and, in particular, Yogyakarta.
Both Banten and Bali have recorded over 23,000 cases overall to join the ten worst-affected provinces, averaging more than 230 cases this month.
Yogyakarta now has thrice the total number of cases on December 1, from 6,073 to 18,736.
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Laos
The country reported +0 new case recorded, total at 41. No deaths.
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Malaysia
Covid-19: CAC to classify, assess patients suitable for home treatment – Dr Adham
KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 Assessment Centres (CAC) set up nationwide will classify patients’ level of infection to determine the next course of action in managing them, including approval to undergo treatment at home, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.
He said that generally, each district would have one CAC, although there is a possibility of perhaps two or more depending on the number of patients being managed in the area.
“The CAC’s role is to identify patients who are suited for home monitoring. The CAC staff will monitor and evaluate their progress using the Home Assessment Tool (HAT),” he said in a statement today.
Apart from that, Dr Adham said the CAC would also identify patients who need referrals to Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centres (PKRC) or hospitals, namely categories one and two patients who are not suitable for home treatment.
Each CAC, he said, would be headed by a coordinator at the district level and those who need to contact the CAC can do so through telephone numbers provided by their respective District Health Office.
“The Ministry of Health (MOH), through various levels and channels, will inform about the next steps that must be followed and practised throughout their treatment period at home,” said Dr Adham.
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He said that so far, a total of 213 CACs had been established nationwide, with Sarawak having 40; Penang (30); Sabah (25); Selangor (19); Kelantan (14); Terengganu (13); Perlis, Kedah, Perak and Pahang (11 each); Johor (10); Negeri Sembilan (seven); Melaka, Kuala Lumpur/Putrajaya (five each); and Labuan (one). -Bernama
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