ASEAN Covid-19 | Omicron | VAX | 1.27.22
Omicron risk remains very high — WHO
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GENEVA, Switzerland — The risk level related to the Omicron variant remains very high, the WHO said late Tuesday, with the numbers of new COVID-19 cases hitting another record high last week.
“Over 21 million new cases were reported, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic,” the World Health Organization said in its weekly epidemiological coronavirus update.
The UN health agency said the number of new infections increased by 5% in the week to Sunday — compared to the 20% rise registered the week before.
“A slower increase in case incidence was observed at the global level,” the WHO said.
Nearly 50,000 new deaths were also reported, it added — a similar figure to the week before.
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“The current global epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 is characterised by the dominance of the Omicron variant on a global scale, continued decline in the prevalence of the Delta variant, and very low-level circulation of Alpha, Beta and Gamma variants,” the WHO said.
“Countries that experienced a rapid rise in Omicron cases in November and December 2021 have been or are beginning to see declines in cases.
However, “based on the currently available evidence, the overall risk related to the Omicron variant remains very high”.
The WHO said that of samples collected in the last 30 days that have been sequenced and uploaded to the GISAID global science initiative, Omicron accounted for 89.1%.
Delta — previously the world’s dominant variant — now makes up 10.7%.
ASEAN Covid-19 Table – 27 January 2022
Asean as a whole has reported more than 16.3 million COVID-19 cases. Of this, more than 750,000 are active cases as of January 27.
The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 219 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances.
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1. BRUNEI
27 new cases detected, majority local infections
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Twenty seven new COVID-19 cases comprising 24 local and three imported cases were detected yesterday, Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar told a press conference.
The latest infections bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 16,206.
The cases were identified following 2,211 laboratory tests conducted in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile the minister said 43 have recovered today, bringing the number of active cases in the country to 361.
The bed occupancy rate at isolation centres nationwide is 9.1 per cent.
Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham said as of Tuesday, 94.8 per cent of the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine while 93.9 per cent has received two doses.
A total of 38.2 per cent of the population has received three doses of the vaccine, he added.
Also in attendance was Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health Haji Maswadi bin Haji Mohsin.
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2. CAMBODIA
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Administering of 3rd booster dose against COVID-19 in Cambodia finally takes off along with 4th dose
After languishing at about three million booster doses administered from the start in August last year until end of 2021, the onset of Omicron and the availability of Pfizer Vaccines, albeit in limited supply, seems to be the impetus the Ministry of Health needed to get people to rush back to vaccination centres.The 3rd booster dose has now been administered to 5,073,265 people, including 2,587,619 females while the fourth dose which started on January 14 has seen a total of 204,730 getting it as of January 20.
To date, since vaccination first started on February 10, 2021, a total of 14,326,513 people have received their first dose of the vaccine while 13,728,089 have received their second dose to complete their two course vaccine programme.
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OMICRON
Cambodia Omicron cases total now above 700
Todays official daily new COVID case total (diagnosed by PCR test) was 34- all the Omicron variant – bringing the COVID case total to 121,150 cases.
The Kingdom recorded 27 new community and 7 new imported cases of the new variant.
Cambodia has now recorded 709 cases of Omicron – 441 imported and 268 community cases.
Omicron, reported to be highly transmissible and with a higher reinfection rate, has now spread worldwide – including Cambodia.
Health Ministry spokesman Hok Kim Cheng said that the Omicron variant is highly transmissible although the symptoms are mild while the Delta strain had caused thousands of people to die.
“The emergence of the Omicron variant does not mean that the Delta, a highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus strain, has disappeared,” he added.
At present, he said less than 150 people are admitted to Intensive Care Units across the country with Covid-19 while the majority suffered only mild symptoms and have recovered at home or are recovering at their houses without burdening the health system. All are victims of the Omicron variant.
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3. INDONESIA
1.27.22
Latest official COVID-19 data
Confirmed 4,301,193
Deaths 144,254
Recovered 4,127,662
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Openly trans doctor Alegra Wolter talks about being a better doctor since finding herself
Meet the doctor: Alegra Wolter, the first openly trans woman doctor in Indonesia. (Personal collection/Courtesy of Alegra Wolter) (Personal Collection/Courtesy of Alegra Wolter)
Amahl S. Azwar (The Jakarta Post) Denpasar ● Thu, January 27, 2022
As an outlier in the country’s medical field, the general practitioner tries to make the most of her unique position to help others in need. At just 27 years of age, Alegra Wolter is already a rarity among Indonesia’s medical workers. Having obtained her doctorate in medicine from Atma Jaya Catholic University in 2018, Alegra currently works as the partnership manager of Docquity Indonesia, a start-up focusing on medical network and education. She is also a general practitioner at Angsamerah Clinic in Jakarta, which focuses on HIV/AIDS and sexual health, as well as being an activist at rights advocacy group Suara Kita.
READ MORE: https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2022/01/27/openly-trans-doctor-alegra-wolter-talks-about-being-a-better-doctor-since-finding-herself.html
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4. LAOS
US donates another 1,698,000 doses of vaccine
1.27.22
The United States has donated another 1,698,000 doses of the Pfizer Biotech Covid-19 vaccine to Laos, through the COVAX Facility, with the shipment arriving at Wattay International Airport on Wednesday.
The arrival of the vaccine is very timely as health authorities are currently vaccinating thousands of adolescents aged 12 to 17 under the National Deployment and Vaccination Plan.
This latest donation builds upon the United States’ previous July 2021 donation of one million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to Laos, which was also delivered through the COVAX Facility.
With this latest shipment of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, the United States has now provided 2,706,840 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Laos.
Ms Dastel said “UNICEF is proud to play a role in delivering Covid-19 vaccines to Laos as part of the COVAX Facility. As always, we and our partners stand ready to support the Lao government in its Covid response activities and to ensure that no one is left behind during the pandemic.”
By Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
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5. MALAYSIA:
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Omicron wave has started in Malaysia, says Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR: The Omicron wave has begun in Malaysia and the number of Covid-19 cases in the country is expected to rise, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. (pix)
He said the situation, however, will be under control as the country has a high vaccination rate.
“The healthcare system is prepared. Serious cases are declining. Let us overcome this wave together,” he tweeted yesterday.
Meanwhile, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a Facebook posting that the readiness of the Ministry of Health (MOH) also includes the implementation of public health measures and coverage of periodic self-testing.
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4. MYANMAR
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Myanmar’s Omicron cases rise to 146
People wait at a COVID-19 health check station in Yangon, Myanmar. PHOTO: XINHUA
.People wait at a COVID-19 health check station in Yangon, Myanmar. PHOTO: XINHUA
ANGON (XINHUA) – The number of Omicron cases has risen to 146 after 28 new cases were reported in Myanmar, according to a statement from its Ministry of Health on Thursday night.
The ministry said the Omicron variant was found in 11 samples of returnees from Malaysia, six from the Philippines, three from Thailand, four from Singapore, two from India and one each from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Russia.
According to the ministry’s figures on Thursday, the number of COVID-19 infections has increased to 533,732 in Myanmar after 128 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
With one more death, the death toll has reached 19,307 as of Thursday.
A total of 511,798 patients have been discharged from hospitals.
Myanmar detected its first two COVID-19 positive cases in March 2020.
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7. PHILIPPINES
COVID-19
THE Philippines logged 17,677 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Tuesday, its lowest in nearly three weeks, but pushing the total number of active infections to 247,451, according to the Department of Health (DoH).__________________________________________
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8. SINGAPORE
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9. THAILAND:
COVID-19 OUTBREAK
The country registered 12 more Covid-19 fatalities and 7,122 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Wednesday morning.
This compared with the 18 coronavirus-related fatalities and 6,397 new cases reported on Tuesday morning.
There were 6,950 local cases and 172 imported ones.
THAILAND SITUATION
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Total cases:2,337,811
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Recovered:2,233,903
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Daily New Cases:6,397
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Deaths:21,959
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Rank:26
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10. VIET NAM
15,935 new coronavirus cases recorded on Friday
HÀ NỘI — A total of 15,743 new cases were reported in Việt Nam on Tuesday, bringing the nationwide tally to 2,171,527.
Of the new transmissions, 44 were imported and quarantined upon arrival, and the rest domestic.
Hà Nội still has the highest infection rate, with 2,956 cases, followed by Đà Nẵng (989) and Hải Phòng (704).
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A further 126 COVID-related deaths were also announced on Tuesday.
62,889 patients were announced to have fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,904,069.
There are 4,602 patients being currently treated in hospitals nationwide, including 19 on life support.
Việt Nam has so far administered more than 177.3 million doses of COVID vaccines. — VNS
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