ASEAN COVID-19 PANDEMIC UPDATES: PART 1: BRUNEI TO MALAYSIA- Here we provide updated information on cases in Asean, new cases, total cases, new deaths and total deaths.
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COVID-19 infection crosses 82.2 million globally as deaths cross more than 1.8 million.
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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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The update-12.30.2020
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Coronavirus Cases globally : 82,236,674: Deaths: 1,794,033: Recovered: 58,254,872.
Here we provide updated information on cases in Asean, new cases, total cases, new deaths and total deaths.
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Here is the ASEAN status as of Wednesday 7am, December 30, 2020
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BRUNEI
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Brunei had +0 new cases, has a total of 152 with 3 deaths.
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COVID-19: Brunei records five new imported cases
James Kon
“Case 153 is a man aged 29, who arrived in Brunei Darussalam on Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) BI874 flight from India, via Kuala Lumpur, on December 18,” he said.
“He came down with diarrhoea on December 21, for two days. At present, he has no other signs of infection.
“Case 154 is a woman aged 27, who arrived in Brunei Darussalam on the RB BI4112 flight from India, on December 18. She showed no signs of infection.
“Case 155 is a woman aged 61, who arrived in Brunei Darussalam on the RB BI4112 flight from India, on December 18. She developed a fever on December 29.
“Case 156 is a man aged 63, and is the husband of Case 155. He also arrived in Brunei Darussalam on the RB BI4112 flight on December 18, from India. He started to develop a fever and a cough, on December 28.
“Case 157 is a woman aged 33, who also arrived in Brunei Darussalam, on the RB BI4112 flight from India, on December 18. She showed no signs of infection.”
The minister also said that contact tracing for the new cases resulted in 19 contacts being identified, tested and confirmed negative for COVID-19.
With the detection of the new cases, 16 imported cases have been confirmed.
Since the last local case was reported on May 6, Brunei Darussalam has recorded 238 days without local infections of COVID-19.
With the latest developments and current global situation, members of the public are reminded not to be too complacent in practising their social responsibilities. They are required to maintain personal hygiene, as well as observing proper coughing and sneezing etiquette.
Members of the public – especially individuals at risk such as the elderly, pregnant women and individuals with chronic diseases such as diabetes, kidney ailments and respiratory problems – are recommended to use face masks in public places, including crowded places such as shopping malls, sales expos and sightseeing venues.
The public is also advised not to leave the house, if feeling unwell, and to avoid crowded places.
The minister added, “As per the provisions under the Infectious Diseases Act (Chapter 204), the public is required to comply with all regulations and instructions issued and are still in force during this COVID-19 pandemic.
“The MoH will continue to monitor the situation of the outbreak at the national, as well as regional and global levels, and will notify the public of any changes to the COVID-19 infection, if necessary, from time to time.”
A total of 580 people are in mandatory self-isolation at the monitoring centres provided by the government, after arriving from abroad, while 10,304 have completed their stint.
In the past 24 hours, 199 samples have been tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which brings the total number of laboratory tests conducted since January this year to 83,108.
More information and the latest updates can be obtained from the MoH official website at www.moh.gov.bn, or by contacting the Health Advice Line at 148 or through the BruHealth app.
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CAMBODIA
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There has been +1 new positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The tally is at 364. No deaths. Total recovered at 356.
Government to purchase COVID-19 vaccine via three options, says PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the government is preparing to purchase COVID-19 vaccine to have Cambodians inoculated free of charge through three options, including negotiating with vaccine manufacturers.
Mr Hun Sen’s remark was made while addressing the nation via TVK live broadcast.
He said Cambodia is a member of the COVAX initiative, which promises to provide 20 percent of the population or 3.2 million people.
Mr Hun Sen said 20 percent is insufficient, noting the government needs to inoculate about 80 percent of the Cambodian population or nearly 13 million people.
He said the second option is that the government will discuss with development partners to buy vaccines at an affordable price.
“The third option is to talk directly with the vaccine manufacturer,” he said.
Mr Hun Sen said that the government will not purchase vaccines which is not yet approved by the World Health Organization despite some Asean members approving of vaccines to inject their people.
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INDONESIA
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The country reported +7,903 new infections, taking the totals to 727,122 infections with +251 new deaths, bringing total to 21,703 deaths.
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Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin speaks in a press conference after witnessing the vaccine’s arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Thursday. (B1 Photo)
Indonesia Receives 1.8m Doses of Sinovac Vaccine, to Immunize Health Workers in Two Weeks
BY :ADI MARSIELA, DWI ARGO SANTOSA
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Jakarta. Indonesia has received the second batch of Covid-19 vaccines of 1.8 million doses from China’s Sinovac Biotech on Thursday, bringing its vaccine stock to 3 million doses as the country gear up preparation for its health workers’ vaccination next month.
The government has received 1.2 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine on Dec 6 and in the process to bring in around 45 million doses of bulk vaccine from the Chinese company to be processed by the state-owned pharmaceutical firm Biofarma.
While Sinovac has yet to announce the vaccine’s third phase trial result nor secure emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Control Agency (BPOM), the government had distributed Sinovac’s vaccines throughout the country.
“Before the Indonesian people started working in January, vaccines were already distributed to 34 provinces. This is for health workers’ vaccination,” Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said after witnessing the vaccine’s arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Thursday.
According to the Health Ministry’s plan, the government would start to immunize 1.3 million health workers in the second and third week of January. Each would receive two doses of vaccine in two-week intervals.
Still, the health workers would only receive the vaccine start after BPOM gave a green light.
More than 17.8 million frontline workers in public offices would start receiving their shots after the health workers, followed by 21.5 million older adults by April next year, depending on the availability of proper vaccines. The Sinovac vaccine is only for people aged 18-59 years old.
On Wednesday, the government has inked a deal to procure 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines from the British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca and the US-Canadian vaccine maker Novavax. While the AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for emergency use in the United Kingdom, its efficacy on people older than 55 years old still needed further study, according to the vaccine third-phase trial result published in the health journal Lancet. Novavax vaccine, on the other hand, is still in a third-phase clinical trial.
Indonesia planned to vaccinate the rest of the population aged 18-59 years old would get their shot from April 2021 through March 2022. There are 141.3 million people in this age group, 63.9 million living in high-risk areas and they would get a priority for vaccination, the Health Ministry said.
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Indonesia to sign vaccine deals with Pfizer, AstraZeneca
PUBLISHED : 29 DEC 2020 AT 15:45
WRITER: BLOOMBERG NEWS
An official pushes a trolley with coronavirus disease vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd as they arrive at PT Bio Farma (Persero) in the first shipment to Indonesia, in Bandung, West Java province, Dec 7, 2020. (Reuters file photo)
Indonesia will sign vaccine procurement deals with Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca Plc as it braces for a flare-up in Covid-19 infections after the year-end holiday.
The government will sign an agreement with Pfizer in the first week of January for 50 million doses, after state-owned vaccine producer PT Bio Farma signs a separate deal for the same amount with AstraZeneca this week, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in a briefing. Both deals will include the option to procure an additional 50 million doses from each company.
The country that’s grappling with Southeast Asia’s worst coronavirus outbreak has signed multiple deals with vaccine suppliers, including with China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd that has already shipped 1.3 million doses in early December. The first available shots will be gradually deployed to its 1.3 million health workers across the world’s largest archipelago once the vaccine is approved by the local food and drug regulator.
AstraZeneca’s vaccines are set to be delivered to Indonesia starting from the second quarter of next year, while Pfizer’s shots will be sent from as early as July, with both shipments to end in the first quarter of 2022, Sadikin said.
The government is calling on Indonesians to limit their movement during the first 10 days of 2021 as authorities brace for a spike in coronavirus infections after year-end festivities. Indonesia has expanded its entry ban on foreigners through mid-January on concern over a virus strain that may be more transmissible, even if it has found no evidence that the variant has arrived in the country.
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Laos
The country reported +0 new case recorded, total at 41. No deaths.
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Malaysia
The country reported +1,925 new cases, taking the total to 108,615, with +2 new deaths, total deaths at 457.
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