MANILA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — The highly infectious Omicron coronavirus variant has raced ahead of Delta and is now the dominant variant in the Philippines, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said late Monday night. In a pre-recorded meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte aired late Monday night, Duque said that the newest genome sequencing showed over … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported 2,888 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,786,219, according to the health ministry. Some 323 of the new cases are imported, with 2,565 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 23 deaths have been reported, bringing the … Read more
WELLINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — New Zealand reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country’s current community outbreak to 11,169. Among the new infections, 16 were recorded in the largest city of Auckland, five in nearby Waikato, two in Bay of Plenty, … Read more
TOKYO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Japan confirmed more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases nationwide on Wednesday, almost doubling the number the previous day and for the first time surpassing 2,000 in more than three months since Sept. 26, 2021. The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 390 new confirmed cases Wednesday, up from 151 the previous day … Read more
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — The confirmed cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Cambodia have risen to 94 after nine new infections were detected, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said here on Wednesday. “Nine new Omicron cases were confirmed by the Pasteur Institute in Cambodia (on Tuesday evening), and all of them … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported another 2,897 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 2,746,833, according to the health ministry. Another 192 cases are imported, with 2,705 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Twenty-three more deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
PARIS, (Xinhua) — French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced Friday evening a series of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 during holiday seasons, and called on French citizens to respect preventive measures during celebrations. Facing the fifth wave of the pandemic that “continues to affect strongly France with more than 50,000 cases per day,” … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — Pakistan added 370 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. The country’s number of overall confirmed cases has risen to 1,289,913, according to the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Another four people lost their lives … Read more
The emergence of the Omicron variant has thrown early signs of recovery in the global supply chain into doubt across the world, including in the Middle East and North Africa, Arab News reported. “There may still be swings, but overall, I think the worst is over,” said Esben Poulsson, who chairs the International Chamber of Shipping, on … Read more
ACCRA: Public health authorities in Ghana have introduced new travel guidelines requiring visitors to show proof of vaccination against Covid-19 from next week as the government tries to avert a fourth wave of infections. Under new rules coming into effect from midnight on Sunday, travellers “will be required to provide evidence of full vaccination,” Ghana’s … Read more
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s health authorities on Thursday asked teenagers to receive COVID-19 vaccine amid the rising infection cases of minors. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said in a statement that it strongly recommends the vaccination of teenagers as the number of confirmed cases continued to grow among unvaccinated … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported 4,298 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,658,772, according to the health ministry. Some 23 of the new cases are imported, with 4,275 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 40 deaths have been reported, bringing the … Read more
GENEVA: Europe reported almost two million new Covid-19 infections last week, the largest weekly case count in the region since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said here on Friday. There were also almost 27,000 coronavirus-related deaths in Europe, more than half of all Covid-19 deaths in the world last week, … Read more
SYDNEY: Construction industry workers took to the street for the second day following a two-week ban on the sector in the Australian city of Melbourne in response to construction sites being linked to new Covid-19 infections. On Tuesday morning protesters spilled onto the streets marching through downtown Melbourne. Riot police have been dispatched to monitor … Read more
BANGKOK: Thailand registered 18,501 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the fifth consecutive day of less than 20,000 infections, as the country mulls to ease some restrictions in Bangkok and some provinces. The new daily cases raised Thailand’s cumulative infections to 1,120,869. The death toll also rose by 229 to 10,314, according to the Center for … Read more
SEOUL: Twelve more US soldiers and eight relevant civilians in South Korea tested positive for the Covid-19, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday. The USFK said in a statement that 20 USFK-affiliated individuals were confirmed with the Covid-19 after arriving in South Korea between July 18 and August 2. One service member arrived at … Read more
