Situation Repot of COVID-19 in the ASEAN Region – 8 August 2022

Worldwide, there have been over 591 million cases and over 6 million deaths attributed
to COVID-19.
• US CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn't have any plans to
loosen limitations anytime soon, despite the fact that on average, 500 fatalities
associated with COVID are recorded each day in the U.S.8 Within the upcoming week,
the CDC is anticipated to release a revised version of its Covid guidelines.8 The existing
recommendation to mask, test, or isolate does not alter much, according to a draft
paper that NBC News saw.8 Before it is anticipated to be made public next week, the
document may alter.8