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Southeast Asian nations continue to record thousands of new COVID-19 infections

Malaysia's Ministry of Health reported on March 24 that in the past 24 hours, this Southeast Asian country recorded an additional 1,268 cases of COVID-19, including 1,263 community infections.
Southeast Asian nations continue to record thousands of new COVID-19 infections ảnh 1A Malaysian woman wears a face mask to prevent COVID-19. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Malaysia's Ministryof Health reported on March 24 that in the past 24 hours, this Southeast Asiancountry recorded an additional 1,268 cases of COVID-19, including 1,263 communityinfections.

Malaysia has so far confirmed a total of 336,808 cases positivefor SARS-CoV-2, including 1,246 deaths. As many as 320,925 patients haverecovered, making up 95.3 percent.

Out of the active 14,700 patients, 161 need treatment inintensive care units and 73 are in need of breathing support.

In Indonesia, the number of COVID-19 casesrose by 5,227 within one day to 1,476,452, with the death toll adding by 118 to39,983.

West Java remained the largest COVID-19 hotspot in Indonesia, recording 1,329new cases in the past 24 hours. It was followed by Jakarta 890, Central Java403, East Java 289 and East Kalimantan 275.

Meanwhile, the Philippines’ Ministry of Health announced onMarch 24 that the total number of SARS-CoV-2-positive cases in the countryreached 684,311 after it recorded an additional 6,666 new infections in theprevious 24 hours. The death toll increased by 47 to 13,039.

Amid the complicated developments of the pandemic, thePhilippines is working to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination programme. TheSoutheast Asian country has licensed the vaccine of China’s Sinovac pharmaceuticalcompany, the vaccine of the US’s Pfizer, AstraZeneca of the UK and Sputnik Vfrom Russia.

The Philippine government aims to vaccinate 70 million peoplethis year to achieve herb immunity, with priority given to health workers, theelderly and poor communities./.
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