Asean Observer

PARIS– Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: . The coronavirus has killed at least 4,926,579 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources. The US has suffered the most …

PHNOM PENH– Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, yesterday, gave the green light to primary schools and kindergartens, in areas where COVID-19 is controllable, to reopen after most of the targeted population have been inoculated against COVID-19, accordin…

BANGKOK — Thailand is to welcome fully vaccinated visitors starting Nov 1 from 46 low-risk countries and territories including Malaysia, with the visitors exempted from quarantine.Visitors from countries and territories that will skip mandatory quarant…

HANOI– Vietnam reported 3,636 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 3,618 locally transmitted and 18 imported, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 1,255 in Ho Chi M…

SINGAPORE— A Malaysian man was among the 16 more people who died from complications due to COVID-19 infection in Singapore on Oct 21.The man is a Work Permit holder, according to the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) in its nightly data update.The re…

BANGKOK– Thailand announced late last night that, it will allow vaccinated visitors from 46 low-risk countries and regions to enter Thailand without quarantine from Nov.The list, which includes China, the United States, Britain and Malaysia, was releas…

SINGAPORE – Singapore reported 3,862 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally in the country to 158,587.Of the new cases, 3,221 were in the community, 630 were in migrant workers’ dormitories and 11 were imported cases, the Ministry of…

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN– Brunei reported 187 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 11,047.According to Brunei’s Ministry of Health, all the newly recorded cases were local infections.While the source of 154 local infections…

HANOI– Vietnam reported 3,168 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, including 3,159 locally transmitted and nine imported, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.Most of the community cases were detected in southern localities, including 968 in Ho Chi M…

WASHINGTON— The United States raised its COVID-19 travel advisory level for Singapore to the highest risk category, asking visitors to avoid travel to the country.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adjusted its advisory for Singapo…