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Southeast Asian nations record more new COVID-19 infection cases, deaths

Thailand on February 3 reported 795 new COVID-19 cases - 783 local infections and 12 imported - raising the total to 21,249.
Southeast Asian nations record more new COVID-19 infection cases, deaths ảnh 1People wear face masks to avoid COVID-19 infection in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 11, 2021 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand on February 3reported 795 new COVID-19 cases - 783 local infections and 12 imported -raising the total to 21,249.

Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for COVID-19Situation Administration, said that of the 783 local infections, 759 new caseswere found in communities of Samut Sakhon province, and 24 others wereconfirmed at hospitals.

Of the 21,249 total COVID-19 cases,14,001 (65.8 percent) had recovered, including 784 discharged over the past 24hours, and 7,169 were receiving treatment - 2,085 at established hospitals and5,084 at field hospitals. The death toll remained at 79.

Meanwhile,the Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on the same day that1,266 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, bringing the Southeast Asiancountry's total tally to 530,118.

The death toll rose to 10,942 after 68 more patients died fromthe coronavirus epidemic, the DOH said. It added that 130 more patientsrecovered, raising the total number of recoveries to 487,721.

CarlitoGalvez, the National Task Force against COVID-19 chief implementer, told avirtual press conference that the Philippine government plans to administer thefirst batch of 117,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the World HealthOrganisation-led COVAX facility to around 56,000 healthcare workers in fourgovernment COVID-19 hospitals in Metro Manila.

Galvez said the vaccine to be delivered this month will also beadministered to health workers in a public hospital in Davao City in thesouthern Philippines and another hospital in Cebu City in the centralPhilippines.

He saidthe 117,000 doses could only inoculate 58,500 nurses, doctors, and medicalworkers.

The Philippine government aims to inoculate up to 70 millionFilipinos this year, starting with healthcare workers, the elderly, and thepoor communities.

Thepandemic is also worsening in Malaysia and Indonesia.

OnFebruary 3, Malaysia recorded an additional 4,284 COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths,raising the total numbers of infections and deaths to 226,912 and 809, respectively.

Indonesiareported 11,984 new infection cases and 189 deaths, bringing the total figuresto 1,111,671 and 30,770. The pandemic has spread to all 34 provinces and citiesof the country./.
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