The number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand has increased after Songkran celebrations as the JN.1 strain remains dominant in the country, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC) of Thailand.
A total of 67 million children around the world, including nearly 250,000 in Vietnam, missed out on vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, with vaccination coverage levels decreasing in 112 countries, UNICEF warned on April 20 in a new report on immunisation.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 23 chaired a teleconference of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control with leaders of 63 provinces and centrally-run cities.
Singaporeans should expect a new wave of COVID-19 infections with more people travelling and the upcoming year-end festivities, Singaporean Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has said.
A total of 1,319 new COVID-19 cases, all community infections, were confirmed over the past 24 hours to 4pm May 22, according to the Ministry of Health.
There were 1,831 COVID-19 infections registered across Vietnam on May 18, an increase of 45 new cases compared to the number reported on the previous day.
A total 1,594 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm May 13 to 4pm May 15, a reduction of 301 infections against the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.
A total 5,109 new COVID-19 infections were recorded in the past 24 hours to 4pm April 30, down 959 cases from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.
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