Infections

Lately, a 16-year-old girl in District 7 died of dengue. Before, she was taken to an infirmary in District 4 but she was then transferred to the Tropical Disease Hospital for further treatment. What a pity! Sh succumbed to the disease later. This is the first death relating to dengue in HCMC this year. … [Read more...] about CDC warns about seasonal reproduction of dengue as infections rise

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 cases on September 12, marking 10 days in a row without infections in the community since the second outbreak hit central Da Nang city on July 25, according the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. … [Read more...] about No new COVID-19 infections in community for 10 consecutive days

Hanoi (VNA) - Malaysia confirmed 62 new COVID-19 cases on September 7, ten times higher than that recorded the previous day, according to the country’s Ministry of Health. This marked the highest number of new cases in Malaysia in a single day since June 4. Of the new 62 cases, 56 were local transmissions, including 50 linked to the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster in Sabah. Cumulatively, the country’s total number of coronavirus infections since the outbreak began in January is 9,459, including 9,124 recoveries and 128 deaths. The same day, the Philippines announced the number of new COVID-19 cases at 1,383, the lowest since June 14. This also marked the third straight day the country reported less than 3,000 new cases. The bulk of the newest infections were still logged in Metro Manila at 525, followed by Laguna with 137 new cases, Batangas with 99, Negros Occidental with 77, and Cavite with 69. The country’s tally stands at 238,727, with 184,906 fully … [Read more...] about COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asian nations on the rise

The health ministry confirmed 14 recoveries the same day, including four in central Da Nang, four in neighboring Quang Nam Province, three in northern Hai Duong Province, two in south-central Khanh Hoa Province, and one in central Thua Thien-Hue Province. … [Read more...] about Vietnam records 5 imported COVID-19 cases

Hanoi (VNA) – The Health Ministries of the Philippines and Indonesia on September 8 reported that the two countries recorded over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases each on the day. Over the last 24 hours, the Philippines confirmed 3,281 new cases and 26 deaths, lifting its total of infections and fatalities to 241,987 and 3,916. Meanwhile, Indonesia recorded 3,046 more patients and 100 deaths, bringing the total of infections and fatalities in the country to 200,035 and 8,230 – the highest in Southeast Asia. Among Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines and Indonesia are the two most affected by the coronavirus outbreak. In his speech at the virtual 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) on the same day, President of the Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin called for strengthening international cooperation and solidarity between countries in the region to cope with the health crisis. He emphasised that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused … [Read more...] about Indonesia, Philippines confirm over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases