ASEANEWS HEADLINES | COVID VACCINE: VIENTIANE, LAOS-COVAX Facility donates 1,200,000 doses of Covid vaccine
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The government has welcomed a donation of more than 1,200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility, which will primarily be used for people who are at high risk of infection and who have not yet had third vaccinations.
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In line with the National Deployment and Vaccination Plan, this latest shipment of AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will first be used to provide protection to priority groups, including people over 60 years of age, those with underlying health conditions, pregnant women, and health workers.
Thereafter, the vaccines will be administered to other target groups, including those in remote and hard-to-reach areas where the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is particularly well-suited due to its single dose requirement.
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READ MORE: https://aseanews.net/2021/12/24/headline-covid-vaccine-vientiane-laos-covax-facility-donates-1200000-doses-of-covid-vaccine/
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LAOS
COVID-19 OUTBREAK
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ASEAN Covid-19 Table – 24 December 2021
Asean as a whole has reported more than 14.6 million COVID-19 cases. Of this, more than 590,000 are active cases as of December 24.
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:
2 new cases of Omicron detected in Cambodia – total now 8 cases
Prime Minster Hun Sen called upon people not to panic after he announced that 2 more cases of the mutant variant Omicron have been detected in Cambodia
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So far, Cambodia has confirmed 120,434 cases of COVID19 with 116,834 recoveries and 3,006 deaths.
READ MORE: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50994101/2-new-cases-of-omicron-detected-in-cambodia-total-now-8-cases/
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3. INDONESIA:
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Latest official COVID-19
Confirmed 4,261,208
Deaths 144,042
Recovered 4,112,524
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Markets
Responsible investment on rise as IDX launches ESG-based indexes
IDX president director Inarno Djajadi (third left) and Kehati Foundation executive director Riki Frindos (third right) during the launch of ESG Sector Leaders IDX KEHATI and ESG Quality 45 IDX KEHATI index at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) building on Monday (20 December 2021).
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Eisya A. Eloksari (The Jakarta Post) / Thu, December 23, 2021
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The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has two new indexes that are based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores, catering to growing investor interest in the performance of companies beyond their corporate financials. The two indexes were launched on Monday in collaboration with the Indonesian Biodiversity Conservation Trust Fund (Kehati) Foundation.
READ MORE: https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2021/12/23/responsible-investment-on-rise-as-idx-launches-esg-based-indexes.html
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4. LAOS:
12/24/21
Poland donates 501,000 doses of Covid vaccine
A shipment of 501,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine provided to Laos by the government of Poland arrived in Vientiane on Tuesday. |
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5. MALAYSIA:
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6. MYANMAR:
YANGON Myanmar- One dead, dozens missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine
YANGON (AFP) – Myanmar rescuers scoured a lake for dozens of people missing after a landslide near a jade mine killed at least one person on Wednesday, authorities told AFP. More details in Thursday’s Borneo Bulletin.
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7. PHILIPPINES:
HEADLINES
Duterte declares state of calamity in 6 regions ravaged by ‘Odette’
Residents walk past their destroyed homes in Hernani town, Eastern Samar province on December 17, 2021, a day after Super Typhoon Rai pummelled the southern and central regions of the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has placed six regions battered by Typhoon Odette under a state of calamity, a declaration that puts in place a price freeze and allows the release of emergency funds.
Under Proclamation No. 1267 that Duterte signed on Tuesday, the regions of MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao and Caraga will be under a state of calamity for one year “unless sooner lifted in accordance with law.”
Today’s Paper: December 24, 2021
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8. SINGAPORE:
Planning to travel to Singapore over the holiday season? Here’s what you need to know
SINGAPORE – Those planning to buy tickets for quarantine-free travel to Singapore will have to shelve their plans for now.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Wednesday (Dec 22) that travel restrictions will be tightened amid a surge in Omicron cases in several countries and regions.
The move will buy Singapore time to shore up its defences against the new Covid-19 variant, the ministry said.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/planning-to-travel-to-singapore-over-the-holiday-season-heres-what-you-need-to-know
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9. THAILAND:
Thailand reports first local Omicron case
BANGKOK (CNA) – Thailand is considering reinstating mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors due to concerns over the spread of Omicron, as the health ministry reported yesterday the country’s first case of local transmission of the coronavirus variant.
The public health ministry will propose scrapping a quarantine waiver for vaccinated visitors and revert to hotel quarantine and a “sandbox” programme, which allows free movement in specific locations, Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
The proposal was driven by worries over the spread of Omicron, Anutin told the Inside Thailand television show, adding it will be made to the government’s COVID-19 taskforce “soon”.
The minister’s remarks come after Thailand re-opened to foreign visitors in November, ending nearly 18 months of strict entry policies that contributed to a collapse in tourism, a key industry and economic driver that drew 40 million visitors in 2019.
Thailand had detected 63 people infected with the Omicron variant so far, Anutin said, with one case of local transmission and the rest imported cases.
READ MORE:. https://borneobulletin.com.bn/thailand-reports-first-local-omicron-case-2/
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10. VIET NAM:
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