Philippines posts lowest number of COVID-19 cases in two months
The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 951 new COVID-19 infections on February 28, the lowest since December 29 last year, bringing the nation’s total caseload to 3,661,997.
Treating patients infected with COVID-19 at a hospital in Manila, Philippines. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippines' Department ofHealth (DOH) reported 951 new COVID-19 infections on February 28, the lowestsince December 29 last year, bringing the nation’s total caseload to 3,661,997.
The department said 50 more people died of COVID-19complications on the day, pushing the death toll to 56,451.
The number of patients ill with the highly contagiousdisease dropped to 52,179 from Sunday's 52,961. The country's positivity rateremains at 5 percent.
The Philippines logged under 2,000 new cases since February19 as the Omicron wave, which peaked in mid-January, ebbed. It has seen fourCOVID-19 waves since the pandemic started in January 2020.
With a population of around 110 million, the nation hastested over 26 million people since the disease emerged.
Meanwhile, Cambodia confirmed 365 COVID-19 cases on the sameday, pushing its total to 130,276.
The local Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement that thenew infections included 342 domestic and 14 imported cases, and all wereconfirmed to be infected with the Omicron variant. No new fatalities wererecorded, and the total death toll still stood at 3,032.
Additional 419 patients recovered, taking the total numberof recoveries to 123,772, the ministry added.
The nation launched a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Februarylast year. The MoH's secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine said Cambodiahad so far administered at least one vaccine dose to 14.56 million people, or91 percent of its 16 million population./.
New COVID-19 infections in Singapore surged following the Lunar New Year festival to 13,046 on February 4, more than tripling the figure recorded a day earlier, reported its Health Ministry.
Singapore's health ministry reported a record 26,032 COVID-19 infections on February 22, saying it may take a few weeks before the current transmission wave peaks and subsides.
Malaysia reported 32,070 new COVID-19 infections as of 0:00am on February 25, the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 3,337,227, according to the country's health ministry.
In his article, Oscar Sanchez Serra highlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s founding of the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper on June 21, 1925, which marked the birth of Vietnam's revolutionary press rooted in a bold and far-sighted vision.
Several ASEAN meetings are scheduled to take place in Port Dickson this September, including the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) for ASEAN Plus Three (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the 15th ASEAN Maritime Forum, and the 13th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum.
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered the urgent implementation of a national policy to crack down on all forms of call centre scams, online fraud, and illegal gambling, which are now considered threats to national security.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and EAEU Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev jointly declared the conclusion of FTA talks on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), according to the statement.
The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
Prensa Latina's recent article on Vietnam’s assurance of smooth and effective transition to a leaner structure highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s latest directions on implementing 28 resolutions regarding the decentralisation and delegation of authority.
The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
Efforts to empower women must transcend dialogue and translate into concrete commitments, including corporate pledges and government partnerships, according to the spouse of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Treating patients infected with COVID-19 at a hospital in Manila, Philippines. (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
