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According to the ministry's report, the national caseload has so far increased to 11,441,626.
On September 12, an additional 15,100 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 10.33 million.
On Monday evening, one death from Covid-19 was recorded, raising the country's total fatalities to 43,130, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections.
By September 12, the country had injected over 258 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines.
The Ministry of Health has issued a guidance on the wearing of masks in public places for Covid-19 prevention and control amid rising number of infections.
Under the ministry’s guidance, people are requested to wear masks in public places including public transportation vehicles, trade centres, supermarkets, traditional markets, closed spaces and poorly ventilated places such as bars, discos, karaoke, beauty salons, gyms, restaurants, cinemas, theaters and studios.
Staff in offices for dossier receipt and transaction places must also wear masks when directly contacting customers, according to the guidance,which also specifies other cases that are encouraged to wear masks in public spaces.
