Brunei COVID-19 cases rise for 7th straight week

Workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque in an effort to counter the spread of the COVID-19 in Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei on March 17, 2020. (PHOTO / AFP)

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / YANGON / SINGAPORE / HANOI / MANILA – Brunei logged a daily average of 611 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, compared to 554 cases per day the week before, marking an increase for the seventh consecutive week, official statistics released on Monday showed.

According to the health ministry's weekly briefing, 48,491 antigen rapid test (ART) results were uploaded to the government platform in the past week, with 8.7 percent of them being positive.

Currently, no hospitalized cases are held in the intensive care unit and only one case requires oxygen assistance, the health ministry said.

As of Sunday, 78.7 percent of Brunei's population have received three doses of COVID-19 vaccines, while 11.1 percent have taken a fourth dose.

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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks during the opening ceremony of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits in Phnom Penh on Nov 11, 2022. (TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP)

Cambodia

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has cancelled meetings he was due to have at the G20 summit in Bali after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement posted on his Facebook page.

Hun Sen, who is the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), had tested positive before he had held any meetings including those scheduled with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to the statement.

Hun Sen also hosted a summit of ASEAN and global leaders that ended on Sunday in Cambodia. 

Myanmar

Myanmar confirmed 32 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 632,711, according to the Ministry of Health on Monday.

The ministry said in a statement that health authorities tested 7,506 people for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 0.43 percent.

The death toll from COVID-19 in the country remained unchanged at 19,486 on Monday as no new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the ministry said.

Philippines

The Philippines reported 1,009 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 4,019,163.

The Department of Health said the number of active cases rose to 19,821, while 18 more patients died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country's death toll to 64,405.

Metro Manila, the capital region with over 13 million people, tallied 229 new cases.

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Singapore Airlines stewardesses walk past a giant lollipop candy display at Changi International Airport in Singapore on April 1, 2022, as Singapore reopened its land and air borders to travelers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. (ROSLOAN RAHMAN / AFP)

Singapore

Singapore reported 1,312 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally to 2,141,411.

A total of 246 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with 15 of them in intensive care units, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health.

Two new deaths from COVID-19 were reported on Monday, bringing the total death toll to 1,697.

Vietnam

Vietnam recorded 204 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, down 38 from Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health.

All the new cases were locally transmitted, said the ministry.

The new infections brought the total tally to 11,508,893. The country reported no new deaths from the pandemic on Monday, with the total fatalities staying at 43,166.