SUVA – Tonga on Thursday recorded two more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to four, reported Tonga’s news website Matangi Tonga Online citing official data. It reported that Siale ‘Akau’ola, chief executive of the Ministry of Health, confirmed the two more deaths while saying an investigation was going on to see whether they … Read more
CHANGCHUN – The northeastern Chinese cities of Changchun and Jilin, hardest hit by the fresh outbreak of COVID-19, have distributed millions of COVID-19 self-test antigen kits to citizens, including students, to accelerate massive epidemiological screening. Starting from 4 a.m. Wednesday, Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, has given out more than 3.34 million self-test kits … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 95 new COVID-19 local cases over the past 24 hours, raising the national tally to 468,418, the country’s health ministry said Thursday. Meanwhile, the country’s COVID-19 death toll stands at 2,105, with no new deaths reported by Thursday for the seventh consecutive day. Currently, Mongolia has a total of 3,154 … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported a record high of 621,328 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 8,250,592, the health authorities said Thursday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 400,711 in the previous day, topping 600,000 for the first time, according to … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed the 43 million mark on Thursday, rising to 43,001,477, as 2,539 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 60 deaths due to the pandemic were reported since Wednesday morning, taking the total … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 28,298 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 3,900,433, according to the health ministry. There are 698 new imported cases in the country, and 27,600 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 105 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 1,226 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 1,860 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Of the new local infections, 742 were reported in the northeastern province of Jilin, 99 in east China’s Fujian Province, 83 in the southern province of Guangdong, and 62 in northeast … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 19,566 new community cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. The ministry also reported 10 deaths, bringing the total number of publicly reported deaths to 151, and 25 new cases were detected at the country’s border. Among the infections reported on Thursday, 4,867 cases … Read more
KARACHI: The lack of laws allowing for inflow of foreign investment capital, and appropriate venture capital friendly legislation and processes, pose considerable barriers to local and international investors alike, a report by invest2innovate stated. According to Pakistan Startup Ecosystem Report 2021 by invest2innovate, much more needs to be done to improve the regulatory environment, especially … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,998,938 on Wednesday, as 2,876 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 98 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 516,072. There are still … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 493 new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said that the country’s number of confirmed cases has increased to 1,520,120 while 1,472,291 of them have recovered. Statistics 16 Mar 22: … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported a record high of 400,741 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 7,629,275, the health authorities said Wednesday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 362,329 in the previous day, topping 400,000 for the first time, according to … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia reported 164 new COVID-19 local cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 468,323, the country’s health ministry said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the country’s COVID-19 death toll stands at 2,105, with no new deaths reported for the sixth consecutive day by Wednesday. Currently, Mongolia has a total of … Read more
CHANGCHUN – Northeast China’s Jilin Province, hit hard by the COVID-19 resurgence, registered 1,456 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the local health authority said Wednesday. On Tuesday, the province also reported 397 local asymptomatic carriers, according to the provincial health commission. Amid the fresh outbreak, most of the province’s local infections have been … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 19,542 new community cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. The ministry also reported 24 deaths, bringing the total number of publicly reported deaths to 141, and 35 new cases detected at the country’s border. There were 971 COVID-19 patients in New Zealand hospitals, … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland reported 1,860 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections over the past day, down from 3,507 on Monday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. Of the local cases reported Tuesday, 1,456 were in the northeastern province of Jilin, 75 in east China’s Shandong Province, 59 in the southern province of Guangdong, and 51 … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 26,534 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 3,872,135, according to the health ministry. There are 691 new imported cases and 25,843 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 95 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 33,994. The … Read more
HAVANA – Cuba on Tuesday registered no death from COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day, and 561 new cases of infection in the last 24 hours, bringing the total caseload to 1,077,966 and the death toll to 8,503, the Public Health Ministry said. The ministry also reported there were currently 2,644 active cases in the … Read more
SANTIAGO – COVID-19 cases in Chile dropped 37 percent in 14 days, the Health Ministry said Tuesday, reporting 8,716 new infections and 34 deaths in 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 3,323,324 and the pandemic death toll to 44,039. In its daily pandemic report, the ministry said there were currently 62,281 active cases in … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 97 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, below the benchmark of 100 for three days in a row since Dec. 27, 2021 when 83 daily cases were reported, the country’s health ministry said Tuesday. The country’s COVID-19 tally has now risen to 468,159, while its COVID-19 death toll … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,996,062 on Tuesday, as 2,568 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 97 related deaths since Monday morning took the total death toll to 515,974. There are still 33,917 active COVID-19 cases in the … Read more
SYDNEY – The potentially fatal Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is continuing to seep across Australia’s flooded regions with confirmation of another case on Monday. The JEV patient, a man in his 60s from the state of New South Wales (NSW), is the sixth case of the state, while the total infections nationally reached at least … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan added 473 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. The overall tally of the infected people climbed to 1,519,627 across the country, said the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Statistics 15 Mar 22: Total Tests in Last … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 22,030 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 3,845,601, according to the health ministry. There are 394 new imported cases, with 21,636 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 92 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 33,899. … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 3,507 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Of the new local infections, 3,076 were reported in Jilin, 106 in Shandong, 53 in Shaanxi, 51 in Tianjin, 48 in Guangdong, 33 in Fujian, 31 in Zhejiang, 24 in Liaoning, 20 in Jiangsu, 13 in … Read more
TUNIS – Tunisian Health Minister Ali Mrabet warned on Monday that his country may witness a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in May. The progress of fighting the virus does not justify laxity on the preventive measures, the minister told Mosaique FM, a private radio station. He also stressed the importance of vaccination, adding … Read more
Queen Elizabeth II met visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in her first in-person engagement since falling ill with Covid-19. The 95-year-old monarch, who is also queen of Canada, chatted with Trudeau after he jetted in for talks on the conflict in Ukraine with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte. Last … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported a record high of 383,665 daily COVID-19 cases as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 6,206,277, the health authorities said Saturday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 282,983 in the previous day, surpassing the previous high of 342,433 tallied on … Read more
