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Pakistan reports 357 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths

Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Pakistan recorded 357 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday. The country’s total number of confirmed cases has risen to 1,290,848, according to the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Another seven people lost their … Read more

S. Korea asks teenagers to receive COVID-19 vaccine amid rising cases

S. Korea asks teenagers to receive COVID-19 vaccine amid rising cases

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

Philippines logs 517 new COVID-19 cases, death toll tops 49,000

Philippines logs 517 new COVID-19 cases, death toll tops 49,000

MANILA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) — The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 517 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,834,294. The Philippines has recorded less than 1,000 cases for the 11th straight day. The DOH also reported that 243 more people died from COVID-19 … Read more