Health workers take sample for COVID-19 swab tests (Photo: AFP/VNA)Bangkok(VNA) – Thailand reported 1,390 new coronavirus cases on April 19, slowing fromsix consecutive days of record highs.
The new cases took the country’s total count to 43,742, with 104 deaths.
Thai Minister ofEducation Treenuch Thienthong said the opening of a new academic year slatedfor next month may be deferred to June.
Meanwhile, theMinistry of Interior announced that 47 out of 77 provinces require those whocome from other regions to stay in quarantine for 14 days.
Also on April 19, MalaysianMinister of Health Adham Baba said the country started the second phase of the NationalImmunisation Programme (NIP) in the nine states of Kedah, Melaka, Penang,Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu, Negri Sembilan and Perlis, along withLabuan federal territory.
As of April 17, nearly40 percent of the country’s population, or about 8.95 million people, hadregistered for the NIP, more than 439,280 of them received two full shots inthe first phase.
The third phase involvingadults aged 18 and above is scheduled for May.
The number of COVID-19cases in Malaysia is on the rise. On April 18, the country logged 2,195 newcases and eight fatalities, raising the count to 375,054 and 1,378,respectively./.
The new cases took the country’s total count to 43,742, with 104 deaths.
Thai Minister ofEducation Treenuch Thienthong said the opening of a new academic year slatedfor next month may be deferred to June.
Meanwhile, theMinistry of Interior announced that 47 out of 77 provinces require those whocome from other regions to stay in quarantine for 14 days.
Also on April 19, MalaysianMinister of Health Adham Baba said the country started the second phase of the NationalImmunisation Programme (NIP) in the nine states of Kedah, Melaka, Penang,Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu, Negri Sembilan and Perlis, along withLabuan federal territory.
As of April 17, nearly40 percent of the country’s population, or about 8.95 million people, hadregistered for the NIP, more than 439,280 of them received two full shots inthe first phase.
The third phase involvingadults aged 18 and above is scheduled for May.
The number of COVID-19cases in Malaysia is on the rise. On April 18, the country logged 2,195 newcases and eight fatalities, raising the count to 375,054 and 1,378,respectively./.
VNA
