Malaysia has decided to tighten COVID-19 prevention and control measures to prevent rising unemployment instead of reintroducing full lockdown like last year.
Vietnam on May 24 reported its 43rd death related to COVID-19, who is a 50-year-old man with a number of underlying health conditions, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said.
Vietnam recorded 33 more COVID-19 infections over the past six hours to 12:00pm on May 24, all in quarantine facilities and sealed-off areas, according to the Health Ministry.