COVID-19- NEW VARIANTS & VACCINES: GLOBAL & ASEAN status as of Monday, 7am, March 29, 2021
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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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COVID-19 infection crosses 127.7 million globally as deaths cross 2.79 million.
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Here is the GLOBAL status as of Monday, 7am, March 29, 2021
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Here is the ASEAN status as of Monday, 7am, March 29, 2021
Here we provide updated information on cases in Asean, comprising new cases, total cases, new deaths and total deaths.
BRUNEI
Brunei had +1 new cases, has a total of 207 with 3 deaths.
CAMBODIA
There has been 86 new positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The tally is at 2,233. 10 deaths. Total recovered at 1,166
True friend indeed: Malaysia donates C-19 medical supplies to Cambodia
The Government of Malaysia has brought COVID-19 medical supplies to Cambodia to help in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 which were transported by a Royal Malaysian Air Force C130 transport plane that landed at the Phnom Penh International Airport on Friday morning.
The aircraft was loaded with medical equipment worth about $100,000 that can be used to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease. These were warmly welcomed by the Cambodian government represented by Lieutenant General Hun Manith.
The COVID-19 related medical items that were brought to Cambodia include PPEs, test kits, surgical gloves, rubber gloves, face masks, face shields and a $50,000 donation to aid in the fight against the spread of coronavirus disease.
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INDONESIA
The country reported +4,083 new cases, taking total to 1,496,085, +85 new deaths, total is at 40,449 deaths.
Laos
The country reported +0 new case recorded, total at 49. No deaths.
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MALAYSIA
The country reported +1,302 new cases, taking total 341,944, +4 new deaths, total is at 1,255 deaths.
Covid-19 vaccine works its magic
LABUAN: I received my second shot of the Covid-19 vaccine on March 20, twenty-one days after the first shot on Feb 27, and I knew that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was already working in my body.
Twelve hours after taking the second injection, at about 3 am the next day, I woke up suffering from intense fatigue, headache and muscle pains, and had the chills and a fever, with the temperature reading 38.05 degrees.
The arm where I had the injection was painful and I could barely lift it. I felt like I did not want to get out of bed. To tell the truth, I was in bed for the next 33 hours.
Journalists in Labuan were categorised as frontliners as well and were in the first batch of recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine, along with the healthcare workers. I, as the Bernama correspondent in Labuan, and Muqtadir Halim, the Bernama Labuan photographer, were among the 10 media representatives who were vaccinated.
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MYANMAR
Myanmar reported +8 new cases, taking total to 142,385, +0 new deaths, total is at 3,206 deaths
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PHILIPPINES
The Philippines recorded +9,475 new cases, bringing the total to 721,892 with +11 new deaths, bringing total 13,170 deaths.
Vice Pres. Robredo to roll out free antigen testing
/ Helen Flores (The Philippine Star / March 29, 2021 – 12:00amMANILA, Philippines — The office of Vice President Leni Robredo will roll out Swab Cab, a mobile COVID-19 testing program, to offer free antigen tests to residents in selected barangays in Metro Manila.
Robredo said the program would be implemented starting this week in partnership with Kaya Natin Movement and Ube Express.
The project will be piloted in Malabon tomorrow and on April 6.
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Singapore
Reported +12 new cases, taking the total to 60,300 and 0 new death, tally now 30 deaths
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THAILAND
Reported +77 new cases, total at 28,734, +1 new death, total deaths stands at 94.
Province first to waive quarantine
PUBLISHED : 28 MAR 2021 AT 06:00
WRITER: ACHADTHAYA CHUENNIRAN AND AEKARACH SATTABURUTH
Local tourists walk through the old quarter of Phuket on Sept 14, 2020. (Photo by Dusida Worrachaddejchai)
The private sector in Phuket has welcomed the government’s reopening plan to allow vaccinated foreign tourists to visit the resort island from July 1 which is expected to pull in more than 84 billion baht.
In July, Phuket will be the first province to waive the quarantine requirement for foreign visitors who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, as part of the government’s plan to reopen the country.
Thanusak Phungdet, president of the Phuket Chamber of Commerce, said tourism is the primary source of income for Phuket. Before Covid-19 hit the country, about 70,000-80,000 foreign tourists arrived in Phuket each day.
Currently, there are only about 10,000 visitors, most of whom are Thais, he said.
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VIETNAM
Vietnam reported +5 new cases and a total of 2,591 cases, no new death, total remains at 35.
Returnees from COVID-19 hotspots must quarantine for 14 days in HCM City
Update: March, 29/2021 – 08:45
HCM CITY — The HCM City Centre for Disease Control (HCDC) said that returnees from localities with COVID-19 patients in Hải Phòng City and Bình Dương Province must quarantine at home for 14 days.
Anyone returning from Lê Hồng Phong Street in Đằng Giang Ward in Ngô Quyền District in Hải Phòng, and road D35 in the Việt Nam-Singapore residential area in An Phú Ward in Thuận An City in Bình Dương will be supervised by HCDC and tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Both localities are connected to two COVID-19 patients, the Ministry of Health said on March 26.
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Source: worldometers
