Indonesia, Malaysia record new COVID-19 cases

Indonesia and Malaysia reported new cases of COVID-19 on September 9.
Indonesia, Malaysia record new COVID-19 cases ảnh 1A venue for COVID-19 testing in Jakarta, Indonesia (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia and Malaysia reported newcases of COVID-19 on September 9.

In Indonesia, the increase was 3,307, bringing up the totalnational tally to 203,342.

The death toll also climbed to 8,336 with the addition of106 deaths on the day, said the country’s Health Ministry, adding the number ofrecoveries was 145,200.

The novel coronavirus has so far spread across 34 Indonesianprovinces and cities.

Meanwhile, Malaysia reported 24 new COVID-19 cases, includingsix imported infections. The number of cases in the nation amounted to 9,583,including 128 deaths, 9,143 recoveries, and 312 others under treatment.

The same day, Cambodia, which recorded a total of 274 confirmedCOVID-19 cases with no death and 273 recoveries, released a list of eight disease-preventiontips for foreign tourists to the kingdom.

The tips, translated into several languages including English and Chinese,advised visitors to abide by the measures undertaken by the Cambodiangovernment.

The number of foreign arrivals to Cambodia was 1.18 millionduring the first half of 2020, down 64 percent year-on-year./.
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