SELECT 
  count(*) 
FROM 
  vi_languages 
WHERE 
  lang_code = 'de' 
  AND status IN ('A')

Query time 0.00006

JSON explain

{
  "query_block": {
    "select_id": 1,
    "nested_loop": [
      {
        "table": {
          "table_name": "vi_languages",
          "access_type": "const",
          "possible_keys": ["lang_code"],
          "key": "lang_code",
          "key_length": "6",
          "used_key_parts": ["lang_code"],
          "ref": ["const"],
          "rows": 1,
          "filtered": 100
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Result

count(*)
1