By VNA / DA NANG Today
December 16, 2020, 16:53 [GMT+7]
The Indonesian Government has decided to ban crowds congregating to celebrate Christmas 2020 and New Year 2021 in public places to prevent a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Health workers do swab test for COVID-19 in Surabaya, Indonesia (Photo: Xinhua)
The decision was taken at a virtual coordination meeting for COVID-19 handling in Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, and Bali chaired by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
The minister ordered to apply stricter restrictions against COVID-19 from 18 December to 8 January next year.
A significant rise in confirmed cases was recorded after the holidays and joint leave at the end of October that necessitated the Indonesian government to tighten restrictions.
12:08 PM MYT
Prime Minister Hun Sen addressing the nation in a live broadcast on the National Television of Cambodiaon Dec 15. -SPM
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Tuesday that the country s first community outbreak of Covid-19 has been brought under control, but it is still too early to declare that it is over.
The first community outbreak was detected on Nov 28 after six people in a family, who reside in both capital Phnom Penh and northwest Siem Reap province, tested positive for the virus, as the origin of their infection has not been identified yet.
Hun Sen said so far, nearly 19,000 people linked to the Nov 28 event had been tested, and 41 of them had been positive for the virus.
Health workers do swab test for COVID-19 in Surabaya, Indonesia (Photo: Xinhua)
Hanoi (VNA) – The
Indonesian Government has decided to ban crowds congregating to
celebrate Christmas 2020 and New Year 2021 in
public places to prevent a spike
in the number of COVID-19 cases.
The decision was taken
at a virtual coordination meeting for COVID-19 handling in Jakarta, West Java,
Central Java, East Java, and Bali chaired by Coordinating Minister for Maritime
Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
The minister ordered
to apply stricter restrictions against COVID-19 from December 18 to January 8
next year.
A significant rise in
confirmed cases was recorded after the holidays and joint leave at the end of
Students in Phnom Penh use hand sanitiser before entering classes (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA)
– Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the Ministers of Health and
Finance have already signed a deal to obtain 20 percent of a vaccine through
COVAX.
In his address
to the nation about a possible purchase of
COVID-19 vaccine via TVK national
television on December 15, Hun Sen said questions have been raised about the
sourcing of a vaccine for Cambodian people.
The PM said COVAX
will give Cambodia 20 percent or about 3.2 million of the population and they
requested Cambodia pay five percent of the budget.
Cambodia s Covid-19 restrictions extended by a month
Prime Minister Hun Sen announces further cash payments to the poor
A mask-wearing scout carries balloons during a ceremony at the Independence Monument marking Cambodia s Independence Day in Phnom Penh on Nov. 9. (Photo: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP)
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has extended public restrictions by a month to curb the spread of Covid-19, saying this country’s first community outbreak is under control but has not yet ended.
He also said there was no need to declare a state of emergency, which would further damage the economy, and announced more cash payments for the poor, which are being funded by a US$200 million pool set aside earlier this year.