COVID-19 testing in Bangkok, Thailand (Photo: AFP/VNA)Thailand’s Centre forCOVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on April 29 said that the countrylogged 1,871 new infections and 10 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising thenational count to 63,570, with 188 fatalities.
To date, authoritiesin 73 out of the 77 provinces, including Bangkok capital, have asked people towear face masks when going out, and imposed fines of up to 20,000 THB (640 USD)for violators.
Meanwhile, theMalaysian government on April 29 imposed the two-week Enhanced Movement ControlOrder (EMCO) in nine localities of three states.
In March, the numberof new infections in Malaysia was down, standing at triple-digit number for thefirst time in over three months. However, the figure surged again when therestrictions were eased.
New outbreaks weredetected in residential areas and schools, instead of workplace as in theprevious resurgence. The Ministry of Health announced that 15 new fatalities inthe past 24 hours brought the country’s death toll to 1,477.
Cambodia reported 698new COVID-19 cases on April 28. There was only one imported case, while theremainders had links to the February 20 community incident.
As of April 28, thecountry had seen a total 11,761 COVID-19 cases and 88 deaths.
Philippine PresidentRodrigo Duterte on April 28 announced that Manila and four surrounding areas ofabout 28 million people will be lockdown for other two weeks from May 1.
He urged the citizensto closely follow health guidelines to curb the spread of the pandemic.
The Philippines’COVID-19 tally exceeded the 1-million-mark on April 26 to more than 1.02 million,with total death toll of 17,031./.
VNA
