A fireworks factory explosion hit Suphan Buri province in Thailand on January 30, with local rescuers confirming one fatality at the scene following an initial inspection.
The Philippine authorities on November 22 reported at least one fatality and dozens of others forced to evacuate due to downpours triggered flooding across the central region of this Southeast Asian country.
The Sub-committee for Treatment under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 4 evening announced another death related to COVID-19, the 51st fatality in the country to date.
The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported one new imported case and another coronavirus-related death on August 15 morning.
A 67-year-old woman in the central city of Da Nang died on August 5, becoming the 10th fatality from COVID-19 in Vietnam, according to Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son. She died of malignant myeloma, diabetes, sepsis, and COVID-19, he said.
The number of dengue fever cases in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has reduced, but serious ones increased although this has yet been the peak season of the disease, according to local health authority.
The numbers of traffic accidents and fatalities during the four-day holiday from April 28-May 1 decreased remarkably from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
Children in Laos will enjoy free health care services in public hospitals from 2017 under a new policy of the government aiming to reduce fatality rateamong children under five.