A worker in protective gear stands on a empty sidewalk in Pyongyang, the DPRK, on May 17, 2022, in this photo provided by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea government. SEOUL JAKARTA YANGON SINGAPORE HANOI -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's state media reported on Friday that about 100,460 more people had fever symptoms as of 6 pm on Thursday, and reported a new death amid the country's first confirmed coronaviruses outbreak.
Indonesia has reported 246 new COVID 19 cases during the past 24 hours, health authorities said.
The country had a total of 6.05 million COVID 19 infections and 156,556 deaths due to the disease. There are 3,011 active cases in the archipelagic country.
The government, which wants to fully vaccine 208.26 million people, administers over 412 million doses.
Health workers give a first dose of COVID 19 coronavirus vaccine to a woman, part of 65 years and older tier, at a school in Yangon on February 5, 2021, as a vaccination site. The ministry of health confirmed four new cases of COVID 19 infections in Myanmar on Thursday, and increased to 613,260 after the total number rose to 613,260 in the past 24 hours.
The ministry said health authorities tested 6,624 people for COVID 19 in the past 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate was 0.06 percent.
The death toll from COVID 19 in the country remained unchanged at 19,434, as no new deaths were confirmed in the past 24 hours, according to the ministry's figures.
A notice warning people not to gather in groups larger than five persons as part of restrictions to hald the spread of the coronaviruses is displayed at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on January 4, 2022. ROSLAN RAHMAN AFP Singapore reported 3,936 new cases of COVID 19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,286, 216.
According to the statistics released by the ministry of health, 295 cases were detected through PCR polymerase chain reaction tests and 3,641 through ART antigen rapid test tests.
Two more patients have died due to COVID - 19 infection, bringing the death toll to 1,382, the ministry said.
Passengers wait for the arrival hall of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on March 15, 2022, as Vietnam announced the return of a visa exemption policy for 13 countries in an effort to kickstart its tourism sector. NHAC NGUYEN AFP Vietnam recorded 1,275 new COVID 19 cases on Thursday, down from 69 from Wednesday, according to its Ministry of Health.
All of the new infections were domestically transmitted in 47 provinces and cities.
The Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, was the pandemic hotspot with 309 new cases recorded on Thursday, followed by the northern Vinh Phuc province with 92 and the central Nghe An province with 83.
The infections brought the total tally to 10,714, 008 with 43,078 deaths.