Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia see surges in COVID-19 cases, Singapore tightens restrictions
Indonesia posted a record daily COVID-19 death toll on July 16, while the Philippines reported the first cases of Delta variant infection in the community.
A COVID-19 patient treated at a hospital in Bogor, Indonesia (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Indonesia posted a recorddaily COVID-19 death toll on July 16, while the Philippines reported the first cases of Delta variant infection in the community.
Indonesia confirmed 1,205 COVID-19 deaths on July 16, the highestsince it was hit by the pandemic. The country’s new cases of coronavirus infections,meanwhile, reached 54,000, the third highest number to date.
The new infections and deaths brought Indonesia’s tally anddeath toll to 2,780,803 and 71,397.
On the same day, the Philippines warned of the risk of anoutbreak after recording first cases of the Delta variant infection in thecommunity. More than 3 million people in related areas are under a lockdowntill the end of July.
The nation, on July 16, logged 5,676 new cases and 162 deaths,pushing its total numbers to 1,496,328 and 26,476, respectively.
In a bid to limit the number of new infections, Singaporewill tighten its rules on social gatherings from July 19 until August 8.This includes limiting dining in at food and beverage (F&B) outlets to twopeople, down from five people currently.
However, fully vaccinated individuals will continue to beable to dine in groups of up to five at eateries with systems to verifycustomers' vaccination status.
About 2,480 people are under quarantine in Singapore aftercontacting COVID-19 patients.
Also on July 16, the Cambodian Ministry of Health confirmed an additional 889 COVID-19 cases and 27 deaths, raising the country's totally and death toll to over 65,000 and 1,052, respectively./.
The Ministry of Health of Thailand has said that some workers at a Bangkok constructions site have tested positive for both the Alpha and Delta variants of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19.
Surging coronavirus cases in Southeast Asia, in such countries as Malaysia and Indonesia, have started affecting the supply chains of Japanese companies, with the possibility of regional production disruption becoming more real, the Kyodo news agency reported.
Thailand on July 16 reported a daily record of 9,692 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total number to 381,907 since the start of the pandemic, as authorities are struggling to tackle the country's biggest wave of infections so far.
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A COVID-19 patient treated at a hospital in Bogor, Indonesia (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
