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
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2020-12-15 11:35:21 GMT2020-12-15 19:35:21(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo 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.