COVID-19- NEW VARIANTS & VACCINES: GLOBAL & ASEAN status as of Saturday, 7am, April 3, 2021
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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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COVID-19 infection crosses 130.77 million globally as deaths cross 2.84 million.
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Here is the GLOBAL status as of Saturday, 7am, April 3, 2021
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Here is the ASEAN status as of Saturday, 7am, April 3, 2021
Here we provide updated information on cases in Asean, comprising new cases, total cases, new deaths and total deaths.
BRUNEI
Brunei had +0 new cases, has a total of 213 with 3 deaths.
First batch of vaccine touches down
Brunei Darussalam yesterday morning received the first batch of 24,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine which arrived at Brunei International Airport on SQ flight 148.
Acting Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health (MoH) Haji Maswadi bin Haji Mohsin and Deputy Permanent Secretary (Professional) at the MoH Dr Haji Zulaidi bin Haji Abdul Latif received the vaccine at the airport.
CAMBODIA
There has been 69 new positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The tally is at 2,546. 19 deaths. Total recovered at 1,256
Nearly 20,000 inoculated on the first day of Sinovac vaccination campaign
Nearly 20,000 civil servants and people who belong to priority groups were inoculated on the first day of Sinovac vaccination campaign yesterday.
The government’s Sinovac vaccination campaign for those aged 18 to 59, which started on the first day of April, is aiming to vaccinate 745,000 people across the country.
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Indonesia
The country reported +5,325 new cases, taking total to 1,523,179, +97 new deaths, total is at 41,151 deaths.
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LAOS
The country reported +0 new case recorded, total at 49. No deaths.
800,000 doses of Covid vaccine arrive from China
The Lao PDR has received another 800,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine from China, after vaccinating at least 40,000 people against the virus.
The third shipment of China’s Sinopharm (China National Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.) Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Laos on Wednesday, containing some 800,000 doses, with about 500,000being donated by the Chinese government and 300,000 doses coming from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
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MALAYSIA
The country reported +1,294 new cases, taking total 347,972, +5 new deaths, total is at 1,283 deaths.
Myanmar
Myanmar reported + – new cases, taking total to 142,466, +0 new deaths, total is at 3,206 deaths
Philippines
The Philippines recorded +15,310 new cases, bringing the total to 771,497 with +17 new deaths, bringing total 13,320 deaths.
Singapore
Reported +43 new cases, taking the total to 60,450 and 0 new death, tally now 30 deaths
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THAILAND
Reported +58 new cases, total at 28,947, +0 new death, total deaths stands at 94.
New app lets people book Covid shots
PUBLISHED : 2 APR 2021 AT 10:03
Covid-19 vaccination in Phuket on Thursday. (Photo: Achadtaya Chuenniran)
The Ministry of Public Health will next month be launching “Mor Prom,” a phone app that lets people book their Covid-19 vaccines.
“I would like all Thai people to download the application to reserve their Covid-19 vaccination,” Dr Kiattiphum Wongrajit said on Thursday.
“We need to create herd immunity to prevent another outbreak and revive our economy. To do so, we do need to get the vaccine to at least half of our population.”
The app, expected to launch on May 1, allows users to book their free jabs at some state hospitals and public health stations, from June.
It also includes a feature that enables post-vaccination monitoring to check for side effects.
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Vietnam
Vietnam reported +3 new cases and a total of 2,620 cases, no new death, total remains at 35.
Source: worldometers
