The Thai cabinet on August 30 approved a further 44.3 billion THB in COVID-19 relief measures, a government spokesman said, as the country struggles to tackle the worst coronavirus outbreak to date.
Daily new COVID-19 cases in Thailand surpassed the 20,000 benchmark as the country reported 20,200 new infections on August 4 morning, bringing the total to 672,385.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued Circular No.10/2022-TT-NHNN on refinancing the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VPSB) so it can roll out a number of relief measures for pandemic-hit labourers and employers affected by the pandemic.
Floods in Cambodia have so far left 18 people dead, including eight children, and forced the evacuation of 25,192 people, according to the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM).
Singapore is carrying out a wide range of measures to support businesses and labourers directly affected by the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (nCoV), particularly those in the tourism sector.