A medical specialist wearing a protective suit collects a swab sample from a traveller who has returned from Da Nang, at a rapid testing centre in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Reuters A medical specialist wearing a protective suit collects a swab sample from a traveller who has returned from Da Nang, at a rapid testing centre in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Reuters
A medical specialist wearing a protective suit collects a swab sample from a traveller who has returned from Da Nang, at a rapid testing centre in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Reuters
Asia /  Southeast Asia

Coronavirus: Vietnam, Thailand on alert for outbreaks, Malaysia to charge Top Glove

  • Vietnam reported its first Covid-19 cases in three months, while Thailand called for calm after four women tested positive after visiting Myanmar
  • The governor of Indonesia’s capital, a key political figure, is in self-isolation after being infected, and cases spike among US military personnel in Japan

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Compiled by SCMP’s Asia desk

Updated: 9:55pm, 1 Dec, 2020

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A medical specialist wearing a protective suit collects a swab sample from a traveller who has returned from Da Nang, at a rapid testing centre in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Reuters A medical specialist wearing a protective suit collects a swab sample from a traveller who has returned from Da Nang, at a rapid testing centre in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Reuters
A medical specialist wearing a protective suit collects a swab sample from a traveller who has returned from Da Nang, at a rapid testing centre in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Reuters
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