People wearing face masks cross a flooded street during a brief downpour in Quezon city, Philippines Sept. 7, 2020 (Photo: AP)Hanoi (VNA) – The Health Ministries of the Philippines and Indonesiaon September 8 reported that the two countries recorded over 3,000 new COVID-19cases 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 thetotal of infections and fatalities in the country to 200,035 and 8,230 – the highestin Southeast Asia.
Among Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines and Indonesia are the two mostaffected by the coronavirus outbreak.
In his speech at the virtual 41st General Assembly of the ASEANInter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) on the same day, President ofthe Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin called for strengthening international cooperation andsolidarity between countries in the region to cope with the health crisis.
He emphasised that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challengessuch as public health concerns, breakdown of global supply chains, and seriousimpacts on global economy and society.
Many countries in Asiahave begun loosening their restrictions amid positive changes of the epidemicsituation./.
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