Health workers take samples for COVID-19 testing (Source: www.straitstimes.com)
Singapore (VNA) – Singapore reported 151 newCOVID-19 cases on June 16, the lowest daily tally since April 8, according tothe country’s Ministry of Health.
They included two community cases, while migrant workersliving in dormitories made up the vast majority of the other cases.
A total 40,969 people in Singapore have been diagnosed withCOVID-19, including 30,366 recoveries and 26 deaths.
Singapore scientists said they are testing a COVID-19vaccine from a US firm and plan to start human trials in August after promisinginitial responses in mice.
In the last 24 hours, Indonesia reported 1,106 newinfections and 33 fatalities, bringing the total to 40,400 and 2,231,respectively.
Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati saidthe economy is projected to slip 3.1 percent in Q2 2020, the lowest quarterlygrowth since the 1998 Asian financial crisis.
The deceleration was due to the COVID-19 pandemic which hasdashed economic activities, the minister said, adding that partial lockdownsalong with social distancing have contributed to the downshift.
Meanwhile, there were 364 new confirmed cases and fivedeaths in the Philippines, adding up to the national tally of 26,781 infectionsand 1,103 deaths.
Malaysia, which saw a total of 8,505 COVID-19 cases, had nocases to report on the day.
Thailand confirmed neither new cases nor deaths on June 16,marking the 22nd consecutive days without community transmissions. The countryhad a death toll of 58 out of 3,135 cases./.
