Southeast Asian nations continue seeing high numbers of COVID-19 infections
The Health Ministry of Cambodia on May 12 announced 472 new COVID-19 cases – the highest-ever number recorded in a single day since the pandemic broke out in the country in January 2020.
Empty street in Luang Prabang, Laos (Photo: xinhua/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Health Ministry of Cambodia on May 12 announced 472new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours – the highest-ever number recorded in a single day since thepandemic broke out in the country in January 2020.
Among the new cases, 469 were transmitted domestically. Additionalfive fatalities were also documented in the last 24 hours.
So far, the country has recorded a total of 20,695infections, 136 deaths, and 8,539 recoveries.
Meanwhile, 55 new cases were reported in Laos on May 12,including 21 imported cases that have been quarantined upon arrival inChampasak province.
This brought the tally to 1,417, including 170 importedcases. Just one fatality has been recorded and 328 have given the all-clear.
The Philippines documented additional 4,842 infections,raising the total number to 1,118,359.
The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 rose to 18,714after additional 94 fatalities were recorded on May 12./.
The Border Guard High Command of the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on May 11 held a ceremony to hand over medical supplies for COVID-19 prevention and control presented by the Vietnam Border High Command to Cambodia.
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Vietnam has exerted sound control over the latest outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, particularly at the Hanoi-based National Hospital for Tropical Diseases and the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital (Hospital K), Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen affirmed at a May 12 online working session with the two medical facilities, which have been hotspots during this outbreak.
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Empty street in Luang Prabang, Laos (Photo: xinhua/VNA) 
