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S.Korea confirms first 2 deaths linked to Omicron variant

South Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — South Korea on Monday confirmed its first two deaths linked to the Omicron COVID-19 variant amid rising worry about the highly transmissible variant. Two people in their 90s, who had been hospitalized at a nursing hospital in Gwangju, about 330 km south of Seoul, posthumously tested positive for the variant, … Read more

Malaysia reports 4,298 new COVID-19 infections, 40 new deaths

Malaysia

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