ASEAN HEADLINE: FREE ASEAN-FREE PRESS: COVID OMICRON: MANILA- OCTA: COVID reproduction number in Metro rising
GO ROUND A vendor arranges round-shaped fruits at the San Andres market in Manila, which is steeped in Filipino tradition that eating 12 round fruits to welcome the New Year will bring prosperity and abundance. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ / By: Tina G. Santos – Reporter / @santostinaINQDaily Inquirer / 05:50 AM December 27, 202
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PHILIPPINES COVID-19 OUTBREAK (as of 12-25-21 )
Independent research group OCTA reported on Sunday that the COVID-19 reproduction number in the National Capital Region (NCR) had nearly doubled.
The country’s COVID-19 positivity rate also went up for the fourth straight day, reaching 2 percent with Metro Manila once again recording most of the 433 new infections, based on data from the Department of Health (DOH).
In a Twitter post, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said that the reproduction number in Metro Manila had increased to 0.70 as of Dec. 22, from 0.42 on Dec. 15.
The reproduction number refers to the average number of persons who can be potentially infected. Less than one indicates that transmission is slowing down.
“If we compare this with last year, the reproduction number also spiked before the holidays, followed by a dip during the holidays (probably due to many people going to the provinces for the holiday break) and then an uptick by the first week of January 2021,” David said.
Holiday effect
“The holiday uptick may explain the increasing reproduction number and positivity rate,” he added.
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ASEAN Covid-19 Table – 27 December 2021
Asean as a whole has reported more than 14.7 million COVID-19 cases. Of this, more than 570,000 are active cases as of December 27.
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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12.26.21
Vaccination rate at 94.4pc: MoH
Some 94.4 per cent of the population received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine under the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme as of December 24, while 92.9 per cent have completed the primary immunisation schedule and 14.35 per cent had received a third dose.
More details in Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin.
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2. CAMBODIA:
All 31 Omicron variant of coronavirus imported, three cured and released
Of this, 29 are suspected to be through Phnom Penh International Airport and two via Siem Reap International Airport.
Three of the 31 have been released. Yesterday alone, 15 Omicron positive cases were detected soon after entering the country by air.
The first case of Omicron in Cambodia was announced on December 14. It involved a woman, a resident of Svay Rieng province’s Bavet town who had travelled from the West African country of Ghana with stopovers in Dubai and Bangkok, arriving in Cambodia on December 12.
The woman, who is 15 weeks pregnant, tested positive in a rapid test upon arrival. Her samples were then sent to the Pasteur Institute for a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, which confirmed the presence of Omicron on December 14.
Cambodia confirmed two more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of such cases in the southeast Asian nation to four, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement on December 18.
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3. INDONESIA:
.Latest official COVID-19 data
Confirmed 4,261,667
Deaths 144,053
Recovered 4,112,901
Source: Indonesian government
Last Update: Dec 25, 2021
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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.As the Covid outbreak spreads in Laos, the government is mobilising assistance from various sectors and friendly countries to supplement its own resources. Ministry of Health officials received the shipment at the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge in Vientiane. “The arrival of the AstraZeneca vaccine donated by Poland is very timely as the government has set an ambitious target to vaccinate 50 percent of the population by the end of this year and about 70 percent by the end of next year,” a senior ministry official said. |
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5. MALAYSIA:
Covid-19: New cases continue downward trend, 3,160 cases Saturday
- 12- 25- 2021 08:16 PM
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KUALA LUMPUR: New daily Covid-19 cases in the country continued a downward trend, with 3,160 cases reported today compared with 3,528 yesterday, said Health director-general, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Today is the sixth consecutive day that the country recorded a daily case count below 4,000; the last time the number of cases exceeded 4,000 was on Dec 18, with 4,083 cases.
READ MORE: https://www.thesundaily.my/local/covid-19-new-cases-continue-downward-trend-3160-cases-saturday-II8695875
12.24.21
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6. MYANMAR:
Myanmar rescuers recover third body after jade mine disaster
YANGON (AFP) – Rescuers in northern Myanmar retrieved two more bodies on Thursday after a landslide at an illegally run jade mine and warned that dozens of people feared missing are likely dead.
Scores die each year working in the country’s lucrative but poorly regulated jade trade, which sees low-paid migrant workers scrape out gems highly coveted in neighbouring China.
Rescuers pulled two more bodies from the nearby lake on Thursday taking the confirmed death toll to three after one casualty was found the previous day before the operation was cut short due to fog and overnight rain.
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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 27, 2021
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8. SINGAPORE:
Covid-19 vaccination a must for PR, long-term pass applications from Feb 1
SINGAPORE – Vaccination will be a mandatory condition for the approval of new applications for work passes, long-term passes and permanent residence in Singapore from Feb 1 next year.
Those renewing their work passes will also have to be vaccinated.
This, however, will not apply to children aged below 12 and those who are medically ineligible for vaccination.
READ MORE:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/covid-19-vaccination-to-be-mandatory-for-approval-of-new-pr-work-student-and-long-term-visit-passes-from-feb-1
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9. THAILAND:
‘Appalling’ crimes, revisited
PUBLISHED : 27 DEC 2021 AT 04:58
WRITER: WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM
With a new year nearly upon us, these are five crime stories that both captivated and shocked the nation during the past 12 months.
Nong Chompoo
It is unbelievable that the mysterious death of a three-year-old girl in a small remote village in the Northeast would trigger such a huge media frenzy.
News coverage about the investigation into Orawan “Nong Chompoo” Wongsricha’s death was aired on certain TV channels almost every day and the story quickly became the talk of the town across all media platforms and the nation.
One reason was possibly the mystery surrounding the death of Nong Chompoo, whose body was found in a forest area connected to Phu Lek Fai Mountain in Mukdahan on May 14, 2020.
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10. VIET NAM:
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15,586 new COVID-19 infections reported nationwide, Hà Nội registers most cases for 7th straight day
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HÀ NỘI — A total of 15,586 new COVID-19 cases were recorded across the country on Saturday, bringing the national tally to 1,636,455.
With 1,879 transmissions, Hà Nội again registered a record number of infections, and was the locality with the most cases nationwide for the seventh consecutive day.
More than half new virus incidences, 8,077, were community transmissions.
