Several Southeast Asian countries have reported a surge in Covid-19 cases, as regional health officials urged the public and medical institutions to take precautionary measures against the disease.
On Saturday, Indonesia’s health ministry warned in a circular that Covid-19 outbreaks were spreading in the region, including in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
The dominant Covid-19 variants were XEC and JN.1 in Thailand, LF.7 and NB.1.8 in Singapore, JN.1 in Hong Kong, and XEC in Malaysia, said Murti Utami, the ministry’s acting director of disease control.
“However, the infection transmission and the death rate are still relatively low,” she added.
The number of…