Medical workers conduct COVID-19 vaccinations in Phnom Penh on May 12, 2021 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)On May 21, the country reported 3,481 new cases, raising thetotal tally to 123,066, and 32 new fatalities, taking the death toll to 735 sofar, according to the CCSA.
The capital city of Bangkok continued to post the highest number of infections,at 1,036, with 15 construction workers here found to be infected by theCOVID-19 variant first detected in India.
Meanwhile in Cambodia, following the Phnom Penh authorities liftingthe red zone status for areas with high risk of COVID-19 infection, many otherprovinces also made similar moves.
On May 21, the Cambodian Ministry of Health recorded 460 newCOVID-19 cases, including 15 imported ones. As such, the national tally stoodat 24,157, of which 16,524 patients recovered and 165 died.
Meanwhile, Indonesia will roll out COVID-19 vaccinations for 250,000 peoplewith disabilities and psychological disorders in phase three of its nationalimmunisation programme, which mainly targets vulnerable people. This phase isexpected to start in June.
In Laos, the Ministry of Health confirmed 12 new casesof COVID-19 on May 21. Of the total, five were domestic infections, while therest were imported and immediately quarantined.
The new infections brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in Laos to 1,763, including 80 recoveries and two deaths./.
VNA
