ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Tuesday confirmed 765 new COVID-19 cases and 22 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday. The NCOC, the country’s department leading the campaign against the pandemic, said the total tally has increased to 1,510,986 cases, including 1,445,245 recoveries. The number of active cases has dropped to … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 25,854 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 3,468,590, according to the health ministry. There are 448 new imported cases, with 25,406 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 78 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 32,827. … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand recorded 22,152 new community cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. A total of 13,231 cases were reported in the largest city Auckland. In addition, eight new cases were detected at the New Zealand border. Currently, 405 COVID-19 patients are being treated in New Zealand … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 71 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. Of the new local infections, 32 were reported in Guangdong, 16 in Inner Mongolia, four each in Jinlin, Heilongjiang and Shandong, three in Sichuan, two each in Liaoning and Guangxi, one each in Tianjin, Shanxi, … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported a record daily high of 219,241 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 3,492,686, the health authorities said Wednesday. The daily caseload was sharply up from 138,993 in the previous day, topping 200,000 for the first time, according … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,188,490 as of Monday evening while the pandemic death toll across the continent stood at 248,812, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. Some 10,400,612 COVID-19 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far, Africa CDC … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,067 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,663,059. The death toll remains at 56,451 as the DOH reported zero death from COVID-19 complications. The DOH has reported under 2,000 new cases since Feb. 19 as … Read more
TAIPEI – Taiwan reported 44 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including four locally transmitted infections and 40 imported ones, the island’s disease monitoring agency said. The new local infections, three in Taoyuan and one in Taipei, are all related to previously reported cases, it said. Read more: Taiwan reports 130 new COVID-19 cases To date, … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Monday recorded 861 new COVID-19 cases and 18 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. The NCOC said the total tally has surged to 1,510,221 cases, including 1,442,938 recoveries. There are currently 37,087 active cases in the country including 988 patients in critical condition. Statistics 1 … Read more
BEIJING: China could move away from its zero-Covid strategy “in the near future” and co-exist with the virus, a top Chinese scientist said in a possible sign that the country’s leadership is rethinking its strict approach. The country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019 is now one of the last places still hewing … Read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore reported 13,544 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally to 724,424. Of the new cases, 1,973 cases were detected through PC+R (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 11,571 through ARTs (antigen rapid tests), according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among the PCR cases, 1,907 were local … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,931,045 on Tuesday with 6,915 new cases registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 180 more deaths due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to 514,023. There are currently 92,472 active COVID-19 cases … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 23,100 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the total tally to 3,442,736, according to the health ministry. The new infections included 298 imported cases and 22,802 local transmissions, showed data released on the ministry’s website. A further 75 deaths were reported from COVID-19, bringing the death toll to … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea recorded 138,993 more COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 3,273,449, the health authorities said Tuesday. The daily caseload was slightly down from 139,626 in the previous day, staying below 140,000 for two straight days, according to the Korea Disease … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand recorded 19,566 new community cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. A total of 12,530 cases were reported in the largest city Auckland. In addition, 22 new cases were detected at the New Zealand border. Currently 373 COVID-19 patients are being treated in New Zealand … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 75 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. Of the new local infections, 31 were reported in Guangdong, 14 in Inner Mongolia, six each in Tianjin, Guangxi and Yunnan, four in Heilongjiang, three in Jiangsu, two in Hubei, and one each in Shanxi, … Read more
HAVANA – Cuba saw no COVID-19 deaths for the fifth day in a row, with 475 new infections reported in the past 24 hours, said the health ministry Monday. The ministry also said that the country’s total caseload now stands at 1,069,862 and the national death toll from COVID-19 keeps at 8,494. There are currently … Read more
BANGKOK – Thailand on Thursday reported a record daily increase of 23,557 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, as the Omicron variant continues to spread across the Southeast Asian country. That brought the total number of infections in the country to 2.79 million, while that of fatalities to 22,768, according to the Center … Read more
NANJING – The eastern Chinese city of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province reported one confirmed COVID-19 case in the first 15 hours of Thursday. The new case was detected among those people quarantined in designated places, according to local authorities. As of 3 p.m. Thursday, the city had registered a total of 107 confirmed COVID-19 cases … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,745 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,657,342. The DOH said 188 more people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country’s death toll to 56,165. The DOH reported under 2,000 new cases for five straight … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 31,199 new COVID-19 infections in the highest daily spike as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 3,305,157, according to the health ministry. There are 119 new imported cases, with 31,080 being local transmissions, the ministry’s data showed. A further 55 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand recorded 6,137 new community cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. More than half of the infections were reported in the largest city Auckland. In addition, eight new cases were detected at the New Zealand border. Currently 205 COVID-19 patients are being treated in New … Read more
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s government invoked emergency powers on Thursday to allow doctors, nurses and other personnel from the Chinese mainland to help combat a spiraling coronavirus outbreak. The densely populated metropolis is in the throes of its worst-ever Covid wave, registering thousands of cases every day, overwhelming hospitals and government efforts to isolate all … Read more
SYDNEY – As active cases in the state of Western Australia (WA) tip past 2,000, the nation’s last COVID-19 stronghold has begun to ponder living with the virus as it plans to open its borders from March 3. WA recorded 617 new cases in the 24 hours till 8:00 p.m. Wednesday night (1200 GMT). It … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,881,179 on Thursday, as 14,148 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 302 deaths from the pandemic since Wednesday morning took the total death toll to 512,924. There are still 148,359 active COVID-19 cases … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 85 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. The commission’s daily report showed that Inner Mongolia reported 40 of the new local infections. Meanwhile, Hubei reported 10, Liaoning and Guangdong each reported eight, Sichuan reported six, Jiangsu, Guangxi and Yunnan each reported three, … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 85 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. The commission’s daily report showed that Inner Mongolia reported 40 of the new local infections. Meanwhile, Hubei reported 10, Liaoning and Guangdong each reported eight, Sichuan reported six, Jiangsu, Guangxi and Yunnan each reported three, … Read more
SANTIAGO – Over 1 million people in Chile have received a second booster shot against COVID-19, amid a wave of infections triggered by the Omicron variant, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. In its report, the ministry said 1,006,329 doses of a second booster vaccine have been applied in the country since January. In the initial … Read more
