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A total of 14,660 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm April 16 to 4pm April 17, according to the Ministry of Health.

Eight imported case of COVID-19 were recorded in Vietnam in the past 12 hours to 6pm on April 17, raising the infection count to 2,781, the Ministry of Health said.

One imported case of COVID-19 was recorded in Vietnam in the 12 hours to 6am on April 17, raising the infection count to 2,773, the Ministry of Health said.

Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 623 new COVID-19 cases on April 17, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 5,050.

Vietnam reported no new cases of COVID-19 on April 17, keeping the country’s total number of infections at 268, the national steering committee for the coronavirus prevention and control said.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,241 VND per USD on April 17, up 5 VND from the previous day.

The number of COVID-19 patients in Vietnam remains at 268 as there were no new cases reported overnight, the national steering committee for the coronavirus prevention and control said on April 17 morning.

Indonesia’s incumbent President Joko Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin have been officially declared the winners of the April 17 presidential poll.

Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on June 27 gave its ruling on petitions against the presidential election last April.

The ninth meeting of the 14th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will take place from April 17-22 in preparation for the NA’s 3rd session to be held in May.