WATCH VIDEO: ASEANEWS HEADLINES: Aerial Footage Shows Damage on Philippines Island Where Typhoon Rai Made Landfall
Fri, 17 December 2021, 7:20 pm
At least two deaths were reported on the popular surfing island, Surigao del Norte, on December 17, after Typhoon Rai hit the Philippines.
This footage, posted by the Philippine Coast Guard, shows the damage on the island, where Typhoon Rai made initial landfall before moving on to the rest of the country.
According to official reports, tens of thousands of people were affected in the country. Credit: Philippine Coast Guard via Storyful
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PHILIPPINES
COVID-19 CASES BREAKDOWN (PH)
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ASEAN Covid-19 Table – 17 December 2021
Asean as a whole has reported more than 14.5 million COVID-19 cases. Of this, more than 610,000 are active cases as of December 17.
The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 219 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances.
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1. BRUNEI:
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2. CAMBODIA:
As Cambodia records it 3000th death from COVID, fears grow over ‘new wave’ of Omicron variant
Cambodia today passed a grim milestone with the 3000th death from COVID as fears grow over the possibility of a ‘new wave’ of the Omicron variant in Cambodia.
Today’s official daily new COVID case total (diagnosed by PCR test) was 8, bringing the COVID case total to 120,405 cases.
Cambodians have been anticipating the arrival of Omicron in the last few days – but it’s advent has dealt a blow to the Royal Government’s strenuous efforts to contain the pandemic.
The variant – which is reported to be highly transmissible and has a higher reinfection rate – has now spread to over 80 countries worldwide, with Cambodia joining a list of countries including Thailand, Singapore as well as in America, Asia, Europe and Australia.
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3. INDONESIA:
BREAKING: Indonesia reports first case of Omicron variant
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Members of Indonesia Red Cross prepare to sterilize Kemayoran Athletes VIllage in Jakarta, on Saturday, March 21, 2020.
The Athlete village will be turned into a COVID-19 isolation facility with The government reallocate Rp 62.3 trillion (US$3.9 billion) of state spending from the 2020 budget to tackle COVID-19, focusing on health care, the disbursement of social funds and financial incentives for enterprises.-JP/Seto Wardhana/Adi/20 (JP/Seto Wardhana) / Thu, December 16, 2021
Indonesia has identified its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Thursday. The case was detected on Wednesday evening and was an employee at the Wism Atlet hospital in Jakarta..
Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2021/12/16/breaking-indonesia-reports-first-case-of-omicron-variant-.html.
Latest official COVID-19 data
Confirmed 4,259,857
Deaths 143,979
Recovered 4,111,045
Source: Indonesian government
Last Update: Dec 16, 2021
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4. LAOS:
12.17.21
1,702 new Covid cases, 4 deaths
The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control on Friday announced 1,702 new cases of Covid, along with four more deaths from the virus.
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The new cases were identified after 6,369 tests were conducted across the country over the previous 24 hours.
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One of those who died was a 55-year-old farmer in Tonpheung district, Bokeo province. She had hypertension and diabetes but had been fully vaccinated.
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5. MALAYSIA:
12.17.21
Covid-19: Enhance self-testing, booster dose awareness -MPN
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Recovery Council (MPN) has made three recommendations, including urging the Health Ministry to enhance its awareness campaign on Covid-19 self-testing and booster doses.
MPN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) said the move was important as a precautionary measure for the country against the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
“The council also believes that there is a need for proactive and stricter measures, taking into account possible threats of the Omicron variant by continuing to comply with the prescribed SOPs (standard operating procedures).
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6. MYANMAR:
Widening US sanctions make it harder to invest in Myanmar, but will not change much
Few expect the sanctions declared on Dec 10 to change the status quo in Myanmar’s political crisis. PHOTO: REUTERS
BANGKOK – Top United States diplomat Antony Blinken visited Indonesia and Malaysia this week after Washington announced sanctions on another list of military-linked entities and individuals in Myanmar.
Few expect the sanctions declared on Dec 10 to change the status quo in Myanmar’s political crisis. But the growing list of targeted entities – and the threat of more – is narrowing the space for international corporations to invest in Myanmar, say consultants. Such concerns will also hang over companies in Singapore, from which many multinational companies invest in Myanmar.
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7. PHILIPPINES:
Today’s Paper: December 18, 2021
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8. SINGAPORE:
Is Singapore ready for Omicron?
Singapore is bracing itself for a possible surge in cases involving the Omicron variant. PHOTOS: ST FILE, LIM YAOHUI
This time last year, Singapore had eased Covid-19 restrictions, allowing groups of eight to gather and dine out together. The nation also embarked on a journey to vaccinate as many people as possible.
Today, Singapore is one of the most vaccinated countries in the world but dining and gathering limits are back down to five, with the country bracing itself for a possible surge in cases involving the Omicron variant.
Is Singapore ready for Omicron, and to live with Covid-19?
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Singapore reports 24 confirmed Omicron cases as at Thursday
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) said 24 confirmed Omicron cases have been detected in the republic as at Thursday (Dec 16), with 21 imported cases and three local cases.
“Given its high transmissibility and spread to many parts of the world, we should expect to find more Omicron cases at our borders and also within our community,” MOH said in a statement late Thursday.
MOH said it has detected one more local Covid-19 case testing preliminarily positive for the Omicron variant on Thursday.“The case is fully vaccinated and has mild symptoms, and is recovering in an isolation ward at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID),” it said.
MOH noted that it is ringfencing the case through contact tracing.
Labeled as Case 276615, it involved a 42-year old male who works as a loading assistant at Changi Airport Terminal 3 and had no contact with flight passengers.
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Vaccinated Singaporeans can holiday in Sydney, Melbourne without quarantine from Dec 21
This development restores two-way travel without quarantine between Singapore and parts of Australia, after a three-week suspension. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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SINGAPORE – Fully vaccinated Singaporeans will be able to fly to Sydney and Melbourne in Australia without having to serve a three-day quarantine period from next Tuesday (Dec 21).
This development restores two-way travel without quarantine between Singapore and parts of Australia, after a three-week suspension.
Under Australia’s travel pilot for Singapore, vaccinated Singaporeans can enter parts of the country for all forms of travel, including tourism.
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9. THAILAND:
3,132 new Covid cases, 28 more deaths
PUBLISHED : 18 DEC 2021 AT 07:52WRITER: ONLINE REPORTERS
Thailand logged 3,132 new Covid-19 cases and 28 more fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.
There were 3,039 cases in the general population and 33 among prison inmates.
On Friday, 3,278 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovering from the coronavirus.
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THAILAND: COVID-19 OUTBREAK
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Total cases:2,185,497
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Recovered:2,120,691
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New cases:+3,537
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Deaths:21,325
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Rank:24
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10. VIET NAM:
15,236 new COVID-19 cases, 246 more deaths reported on Friday
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The 15,236 new cases include 21 imported cases and 15,215 local infections detected in Bến Tre (1,246), Cà Mau (1,071), Hồ Chí Minh City (1,040), Tây Ninh (940), Bình Phước (817), Đồng Tháp (804), Cần Thơ (715), Vĩnh Long (598), Khánh Hòa (597), Bạc Liêu (569), Hà Nội (535), Sóc Trăng (520), Trà Vinh (484), Bình Định (385), Đồng Nai (338), Tiền Giang (332), An Giang (313), Hậu Giang (284), Kiên Giang (272), Bà Rịa – Vũng Tàu (258), Lâm Đồng (255), Bắc Ninh (255), Bình Dương (209), Đà Nẵng (194), Thanh Hóa (184), Phú Yên (158), Bình Thuận (141), Thừa Thiên Huế (139), Gia Lai (109), Lạng Sơn (99), Quảng Nam (97), Nghệ An (88), Đắk Lắk (83), Quảng Ninh (82), Nam Định (82), Quảng Ngãi (75), Hải Dương (74), Long An (71), Quảng Trị (69), Đắk Nông (63), Hưng Yên (60), Thái Bình (59), Ninh Thuận (54), Vĩnh Phúc (50), Thái Nguyên (48), Hà Giang (45), Sơn La (41), Ninh Bình (27), Bắc Giang (25), Hà Nam (25), Hải Phòng (24), Quảng Bình (23), Hòa Bình (22), Yên Bái (21), Phú Thọ (17), Tuyên Quang (10), Hà Tĩnh (8 ), Cao Bằng (6), and Lào Cai (5). Of these 9,836 ca trong cộng đồng were found in the community.
An additional 246 COVID related deaths were announced, bringing the total to 29,103.
