COVID-19- NEW VARIANTS & VACCINES: GLOBAL & ASEAN status as of Sunday, 7am, April 18, 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 141.27 million globally as deaths cross 3.02 million.
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Here is the GLOBAL status as of Sunday, 7am, April 18, 2021
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Here is the ASEAN status as of Sunday, 7am, April 18, 2021
Here we provide updated information on cases in Asean, comprising new cases, total cases, new deaths and total deaths.
BRUNEI
Brunei had +8 new cases, has a total 221 with 3 deaths.
CAMBODIA
There has been 291 new positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The tally is at 5,771. 41 deaths. Total recovered at 2,416
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Lockdown measure of Phnom Penh and Takhmao tightened
The Royal Government tonight issued another decision to tighten the 14-day lockdown measure of Phnom Penh capital and Takhmao town of Kandal province to cut off the COVID-19 transmission chain.
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INDONESIA
The country reported +5,041 new cases, taking total to 1,599,763, +132 new deaths, total is at 43,328 deaths.
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Ten Million Indonesians Have Received Covid-19 Vaccine
BY :MARIA FATIMA BONA
Indonesian police personnel stands in front of a line of traders during second phase of COVID-19 mass vaccination in Tanah Abang market, Central Jakarta on Feb 17, 2021. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
APRIL 12, 2021
Jakarta. More than 10 million people in Indonesia have received at least one shot of Covid-19 vaccine with more than half already fully vaccinated, government figures show.
The country has administered 15.5 million doses of the vaccine as of Monday, mostly supplied by China’s Sinovac Biotech which collaborates with state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma for local production under license.
A total of 10.26 million citizens have received the vaccine and 5.3 million of them already got double doses, according to Health Ministry data.
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LAOS
The country reported +4 new case recorded, total at 58. No deaths.
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New case of Covid-19 confirmed in Saravan
Another case of Covid-19 has been confirmed after a 32-year-old man tested positive on his return to Saravan province after entering Laos from Thailand.
According to a notice issued by the National Taskforce, a 32-year-old man from Nateuy Village Khongxedon District, Saravan province has been confirmed as the 54th case of Covid-19 in Laos.
The man had been working at a vegetable stall in Lat Phrao, Northeast of Bangkok, Thailand.
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MALAYSIA
The country reported +2,331 new cases, taking total 372,859, +5 new deaths, total is at 1,370 deaths.
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Covid: Sarawak to vaccinate 929,435 individuals under phase two
KUCHING: A total of 929,435 individuals are being targeted to receive the vaccine under the second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme in Sarawak beginning from Monday (April 19), said state Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing.
He said the second phase would kick off in the Sibu division on April 19; followed by Kuching, Serian, Sri Aman, Betong, Kapit, Mukah and Miri on April 23; Samarahan, Bintulu and Limbang on April 24; and Sarikei on April 30.
Myanmar
Myanmar reported +2 new cases, taking total to 142,619, +0 new deaths, total is at 3,206 deaths
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PHILIPPINES
The Philippines recorded +11,101 new cases, bringing the total to 926,052 with +72 new deaths, bringing total 15,810 deaths.
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Galvez hits hoarding of limited vaccines
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr.
MANILA, Philippines — Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. has denounced the reported hoarding of limited COVID-19 vaccines, saying, “it does not serve anyone’s interests and only hurts everyone and the global response.”
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SINGAPORE
Reported +39 new cases, taking the total to 60,808 and 0 new death, tally now 30 deaths.
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askST: How concerned should we be about blood clots linked to AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines?
SINGAPORE – The use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has been paused in the United States, while countries like Denmark and Germany have halted or restricted the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, with health authorities citing risks of blood clotting as a potential side effect of both vaccines.
This comes after a small number of patients with low levels of blood platelets who received the vaccines experienced cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), a type of blood clotting in the brain.
The Straits Times speaks to Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, vice-dean of global health at the National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, to find out more.
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Thailand
Reported +1,547 new cases, total at 40,585, +2 new death, total deaths stands at 99.
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Siam Bioscience confident of delivering vaccine jabs on time
Siam Bioscience Co, the local biotechnology firm contracted to manufacture the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in Thailand, said it is confident that it will be able to deliver the vaccines on time once they have passed the required checks.
The company is in the process of sending samples of the vaccines it produced to several laboratories in Europe and the United States for quality inspection.
Once the samples are approved by the labs, they will be sent to AstraZeneca, which will then register the vaccine with the Thai Food and Drug Administration, so it can be mass-produced and used domestically, the company said.
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Vietnam
Vietnam reported +8 new cases and a total of 2,780 cases, no new death, total remains at 35.
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HCM City gets 58,250 more doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
HCM CITY — HCM City has received an additional 58,250 doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine out of the 811,200 doses from the COVAX Facility for the second phase of the vaccination drive, according to the city’s Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention.
People vaccinated in the second phase include health workers who were not vaccinated in the first phase, those who work in Tân Sơn Nhất Airport and have contact with passengers, and members of certain community groups.
Source: worldometers
