KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 19,090 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the total tally to 2,975,422, according to the health ministry. Among the newly reported infections were 134 new imported cases and 18,956 local transmissions, showed data released on the ministry’s website. A further 10 deaths were reported from the pandemic, bringing … Read more
BANGKOK – Thailand on Thursday reported 14,822 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily case tally since early September 2021, according to official data. It more than doubled a daily average of some 7,000 new cases registered in January, according to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), the country’s … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,575 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 3,627,575. The number of active cases dropped to 93,307 in the country, and the positivity rate fell to 15.1 percent, it said. Meanwhile, the department reported 94 more deaths from COVID-19 complications in the Southeast … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed 3,914 new COVID-19 cases and 47 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Thursday. The NCOC, a department leading the country’s campaign against the pandemic, said the country’s overall number of cases has increased to 1,474,075 including 1,359,757 recoveries. The number of active cases had … Read more
CANBERRA – Australia reported more than 25,000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 50 deaths on Thursday when the AstraZeneca vaccine was provisionally approved for use as a booster in the country. Medical regulator the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on Wednesday night announced it provisionally approved a booster dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia recorded 1,230 new local COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 454,112, the health ministry said Thursday. Of the latest confirmed cases, 628 were detected in rural areas, the ministry said, adding that daily COVID-19 infections have been increasing in rural areas in recent days due … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,478,060 on Thursday, as 67,084 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 1,241 deaths due to the pandemic since Wednesday morning took the total death toll to 506,520. There are still … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a fresh record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Thursday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the country reported 54,122 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 17,134 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,956,332, according to the health ministry. There are 130 new imported cases, with 17,004 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further nine deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 32,065. … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand recorded 306 new community cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the 306 new community infections, 216 are in the largest city Auckland, 48 in Waikato, seven in Bay of Plenty, 12 in Northland, four in Tairawhiti, six in the Lakes region, two in … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday recorded seven locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, all reported in Guangxi, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. Wednesday also saw six provincial-level regions reporting 22 imported COVID-19 cases, said the commission in its daily report. Read more: Chinese mainland reports 73 new local COVID-19 cases One suspected case … Read more
SUVA – Tonga confirmed on Thursday the spread of Omicron variant in the South Pacific island nation as 31 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Thursday, bringing the total number of active cases in the country to 64. According to Tonga’s news website Matangi Tonga Online, Tonga’s Minister of Health Saia Piukala said at a … Read more
HANOI – Vietnam reported 23,956 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up more than 2,000 cases from Tuesday, according to its Ministry of Health. The daily infections, logged in 62 localities nationwide, included 23,953 locally transmitted and three imported cases. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality with highest number of infections on Wednesday with 2,949 … Read more
MOSCOW – Russia registered 183,103 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day increase to date following two days of declines, taking the national tally to 13,330,769, the official monitoring and response center said Wednesday. The country’s nationwide death toll grew by 669 to 337,390, while the number of recoveries increased by … Read more
TEHRAN – Iran’s health ministry on Wednesday reported 39,085 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 6,696,927. The pandemic also claimed 116 lives in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the virus to 133,164, said the ministry. A total of 6,215,909 people have recovered from the disease or been discharged … Read more
SURABAYA: Indonesia began testing a homegrown Covid-19 vaccine on humans Wednesday after getting the green light from the drug regulator as the country faces a rising wave of virus cases. Research on the “Merah Putih” (“Red White”) vaccine — named after the colours of the Indonesian national flag — is led by Airlangga University and … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,651 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,623,176. The number of patients ill with the highly contagious disease dropped to 96,326 from Tuesday’s 105,550 with three testing laboratories failing to submit data. The country’s positivity … Read more
HONG KONG: Shoppers thronged Hong Kong’s markets fearing a shortage of food Wednesday, familiar scenes in a city that is back under gruelling Covid restrictions in contrast to much of the world. Hong Kong has followed mainland China in maintaining a strict “zero-Covid” policy that has kept infections low through targeted lockdowns and extensive social … Read more
OTTAWA – A Canadian province on Tuesday decided to start phasing out COVID-19 restrictive measures, local media reported. Jason Kenney, premier of the western Canadian province of Alberta, announced the province’s vaccine passport will end at midnight Tuesday, with most other COVID-19 health rules cancelled in three weeks. Strong vaccination rates, declining hospital cases and … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia reported 1,192 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 452,882, the health ministry said Wednesday. More than half of the latest confirmed cases were detected in rural areas, the ministry said, adding that daily COVID-19 infections is expected to increase in rural areas due to … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,410,976 on Wednesday, as 71,365 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal Health Ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, as many as 1,217 deaths due to the pandemic since Tuesday morning took the total death toll to 505,279. There are still … Read more
BUENOS AIRES – COVID-19-related deaths in Argentina exceeded 123,000 after 284 new fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. According to its daily report, 32,790 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the day, bringing the national count to 8,648,075. Currently, there are 268,865 active cases, with intensive care unit … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea’s daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said Wednesday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 49,567 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections … Read more
ACCRA – Ghanaian health authorities have set up at least 6,000 vaccination centers nationwide to accelerate COVID-19 immunization, Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu said Tuesday. The country had a stock of 10 million COVID-19 vaccines available for the current vaccination drive in addition to the 16 million already administered, he said. “We are deploying vaccines and … Read more
NANNING – South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region reported 72 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the regional health commission said Wednesday. Of the new cases, two had been reported as asymptomatic carriers before, the health commission added. The region also reported five imported COVID-19 cases and four imported asymptomatic infections on Tuesday. Read … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Tuesday reported 50 deaths caused by COVID-19 after a period of four months, increasing the country’s overall death toll to 29,601, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. Earlier, the country confirmed the death of 54 people in a single day on Oct. 4, 2021, before the number … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand recorded 204 new community cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the 204 new community infections, 135 are in the largest city Auckland, 35 in Waikato, 11 in Bay of Plenty, eight in Northland, two in the Lakes and MidCentral regions each, three in … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Tuesday recorded 73 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. Of the new local infections, 72 were reported in Guangxi and one in Liaoning, the commission said in its daily report. Tuesday also saw seven provincial-level regions reporting 37 imported COVID-19 cases, said the commission. … Read more
