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Hanoi (VNA) -
Thailand s Centre for COVID-19
Situation Administration (CCSA) reported 369 new cases on January 18, mostly
through active testing in Samut Sakhon province.
Of the new cases, 357 were domestic infections while 12 others were imported
cases.
A total of 269 local infections have been detected in Samut Sakhon, mostly
being migrants.
Thailand has so far confirmed 12,423 coronavirus infections, including 10,134 domestic
cases.
As many as 9,206
COVID-19 patients have fully recovered and been discharged
from hospitals while 3,147 others are being treated in hospitals. The country s
death toll from the coronavirus stands at 70./. VNA
The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) on January 18 reported 2,163 new daily (COVID-19) cases, the highest in more than two months in this Southeast Asian country.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Friday that China will provide a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be used for inoculating 500,000 people.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Friday that China will provide a million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to be used for inoculating 500,000 people. After 15 new cases on Friday, Hun Sen said the Chinese shots were needed despite his previous position that Cambodia would only use vaccines recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO)