Kathmandu [Nepal], July 3 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases have been increasing in Nepal, a sub-variant of Omicron "BA.5" has been detected after a genetic test conducted at Dhulikhel Hospital in the country.
Hong Kong, July 3 (ANI): Hong Kong on Sunday said that it will distribute around 290,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits as part of a follow-up on the recent detection of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples.
Shanghai [China], July 3 (ANI): Amid the rising risk of a new outbreak as the cases surge in parts of China, Shanghai Disneyland, a theme-based park of Walt Disney threw opened its gate for visitors on Thursday.
Sydney [Australia], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has surpassed 10,000 coronavirus deaths as COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in the country, with 30 more deaths reported on Sunday.
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Last year, pathologist Jeffrey SoRelle, M.D., and colleagues developed CoVarScan, a rapid COVID-19 test that detects eight hotspot signatures in the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Now that CoVarScan has been tested on more than 4,000 patient samples collected at UT Southwes
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): Pakistan has reported 650 new COVID-19 cases with two more deaths, the country's ministry of health said on Sunday.
Balochistan [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): At least 19 passengers were killed and 12 others injured on Sunday after a passenger bus fell into a ravine in south-western Balochistan province.
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded the 197.95 crores (1,97,95,72,963) mark on Sunday, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Wellington [New Zealand], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 4,924 community cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
Seoul [South Korea], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 10,059 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,389,611, the health authorities said Sunday.
New Zealand were due to fly out of home on Sunday, but Santner - who was to lead the Kiwis during the T20I part of the series - will stay at home ahead of three T20I and three ODIS against Ireland later this month.
Beijing [China], July 3 (ANI): China on Saturday reported 75 new COVID-19 cases. As per the National Health Commission, out of 75 infections, 61 were reported from Anhui Province.