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The total number of daily Covid-19 cases in Singapore dropped to 6,434 cases on Saturday (March 26), while the number of people hospitalised fell to 731.
Indonesia on Sunday confirmed 5,922 new Covid-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,962,483, the country's Health Ministry said.
Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday (Dec 4) that in the past 24 hours there are 5,896 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 1,127 of whom have been found in prisons.
The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 5,279 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,756,923.
MANILA, March 15 (Bloomberg): Philippine stocks fell the most in Asia, sending the benchmark index below 6,500 as investors dumped the nation’s equities amid escalating daily coronavirus infections. "Investors are essentially liquidating their holdings” as the renewed spike in Covid cases and renewed mobility restrictions could derail economic recovery prospects, said Lex Azurin, an analyst at AB Capital Securities. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index lost as much as 3.6%, it’s steepest drop since August, before paring its drop to trade at 6,530.00 as of 12pm local time....