Total lockdown an option as Covid cases spike in Singapore this week; cases still high in South-East Asia

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SINGAPORE/BANGKOK, Sept 11 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): South-East Asia reported 75,832 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, lower than Thursday’s 80,238. There were 1,390 fatalities, almost on par with the previous day’s 1,388.

The number of Covid-19 cases in the region crossed 10.83 million and the death toll rose to 240,284.

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