MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 7,661 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,577,298. The DOH said 43 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 54,097. The number of active cases dropped to 160,297 as the … Read more
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called on countries that are starting to lift COVID-19 measures to do so in a steady and slow way, as recent data have shown a sharp increase in coronavirus-related deaths around the world. “Since the Omicron variant was first identified just 10 weeks ago, almost 90 … Read more
AMMAN – Jordan on Tuesday registered 17,781 new COVID-19 infections, increasing the caseload to 1,243,090, the Jordanian Ministry of Health said in a statement. The ministry also reported 18 deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll to 13,235. The share of tests returning a positive result, known as the positive rate, stood … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 10,809,836 as of Tuesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union said the COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 239,615 and some 9,791,949 patients have recovered from the … 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, the country reported 20,270 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to … Read more
ANKARA – Turkey on Tuesday reported 102,601 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily figure since the outbreak of the pandemic, raising its tally of infections to 11,722,483. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 198 to 87,614, while 87,562 people recovered in the last 24 hours, said the Turkish Health Ministry. A … Read more
MADRID – Spain passed the benchmark of 10 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, according to figures published by the country’s Ministry of Health. The ministry reported 77,873 new cases on Tuesday, adding the total number to 10,039,126 cases across the country. A total of 93,633 people in Spain have lost their lives in the … Read more
SANTIAGO – Chile registered 22,192 new COVID-19 infections and 12 more deaths from the disease in the last 24 hours, for a total of 2,190,561 cases and 39,733 deaths, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. The national COVID-19 positivity rate for the same 24-hour period was 21.12 percent, one of the highest in the pandemic, while … Read more
RAMALLAH/GAZA – Palestine reported a record number of 11,016 new COVID-19 cases and 12 more fatalities in the Palestinian territories within the past 24 hours, a senior official said Tuesday. Among the 12 fatalities, four were recorded in three West Bank cities, including a two-month-old infant from the southern city of Hebron, and eight were … Read more
BRUSSELS: The eurozone’s unemployment rate fell to a historic low in December, official figures showed on Tuesday, as hiring in Europe rode a solid recovery and shrugged off the explosive spread of the Omicron variant. The seasonally-adjusted jobless rate stood at seven percent last month, the lowest level since the official Eurostat statistics agency began … Read more
HANOI – Vietnam reported 11,023 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 11,011 locally transmitted and 12 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the locality that recorded the highest number of infections on Tuesday with 2,705 cases, followed by central Da Nang city with 783 cases and northern Hai Phong … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 9,493 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,569,665. Tuesday’s caseload has been the lowest since Jan. 4. The DOH said 51 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 54,054. The … Read more
KATHMANDU – Major hospitals based in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, are seeing fewer people lining up to get tested for the coronavirus in the last few days, and the South Asian country has been reporting falling daily cases. “Around 250 to 300 people are getting tested for coronavirus every day in the last few days,” said … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 4,774 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight on Monday, bringing the total tally to 2,870,758, according to the health ministry. There are 152 new imported cases and 4,622 new local transmissions, showed data released on the ministry’s website. A further 13 deaths were reported from the pandemic, bringing the overall … Read more
WELLINGTON – The New Zealand government has secured the delivery of enough rapid antigen tests (RATs) to help New Zealand through a widespread Omicron outbreak in the coming months, Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall said on Tuesday. Over the last week, the government has been in contact with a variety of rapid antigen test manufacturers. … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 41,469,499 on Tuesday, as 167,059 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 1,192 deaths due to the pandemic since Monday morning took the total death toll to 496,242. There are still … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Monday reported 5,327 new COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. The NCOC, a department leading the nation’s campaign against the pandemic, said that the country’s overall tally has surged to 1,430,366 cases while 1,295,390 out of them have recovered. The active … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 1,206 new COVID-19 cases and two more related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tallies to 444,719 and 2,036 respectively, the country’s health ministry said Monday. The latest confirmed infections were all locally transmitted, the ministry said, adding that there are a total of 64,365 active COVID-19 … Read more
MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 14,546 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,560,202. The DOH said 112 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 54,003. According to the DOH, the number of active cases dropped … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan reported 7,048 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the fifth day with over 7,000 new infections amid the country’s ongoing battle against the Omicron variant of the virus, according to figures released by the National Command and Operation Center on Monday. With the new cases, the country’s number of overall confirmed cases has … Read more
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said a state of emergency for Tokyo was not considered over a surge in COVID-19 cases at the moment as the Omicron variant of the virus continued to wreak havoc. The hospitalization rate in Tokyo of those with COVID-19 is moving towards the 50 percent threshold … Read more
SINGAPORE – Singapore reported 4,498 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 348,330. Of the new cases, 1,424 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 3,074 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. Among the PCR cases, 1,164 were … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday after being deemed a close contact of a case on a domestic flight. Ardern was deemed a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case on Saturday and has entered self-isolation in line with a Ministry of Health advice. She was still … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 91 new community cases of COVID-19 on Monday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the 91 new community infections, 65 are in the largest city Auckland, one in Bay of Plenty, 17 in Waikato, three in the Lakes region, one in Northland, two in Hawke’s Bay, one … Read more
NAIROBI – Kenya has administered over 12 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, with 20 percent of the country’s population being fully vaccinated, according to the Ministry of Health. In a statement released on Sunday, Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary of the ministry, said that the government aims to vaccinate 70 percent of the population by June, even … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 4,915 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,865,984, according to the health ministry. There are 188 new imported cases, with 4,727 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further eight deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 31,965. … Read more
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 134,175 COVID-19 cases and 330 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total caseload and death toll to 25,348,797 and 626,854 respectively. The moving average of cases stood at 186,363 and deaths at 537 as of Sunday, the highest levels since September 2021, … Read more
DHAKA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has continued to decline for the fifth consecutive day in Bangladesh, with over 12,000 new cases reported Sunday. According to figures published by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the country confirmed 12,183 new COVID-19 cases and 34 more deaths on Sunday, which has brought the … Read more
