Seoul [South Korea], June 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 13,358 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,188,200, the health authorities said Wednesday.
Santiago [Chile], June 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile will face another peak of COVID-19 infections in the next two weeks, a local epidemics monitoring group predicted on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): India witnessed a leap of nearly 41 per cent in the daily COVID cases on Wednesday as the country logged 5,233 new infections in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 8 (ANI): The Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela at the famous Ragnya Devi temple near Srinagar is being observed after a hiatus of two years owing to the COVID-19 outbreak.
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): SpiceJet extended its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) scheme to mid to senior level employees and critical resource staff in recognition of their contribution to the Company in the last three years of the COVID-19 crisis.
Beijing [China], June 8 (ANI): China reported 44 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday, Xinhua reported.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock who reached Pakistan on Tuesday shortened her trip after testing positive for COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The national capital on Tuesday reported a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases as the city logged 450 cases, the Delhi Health Department informed. The city also saw one death due to Coronavirus.
After being postponed thrice due to COVID-19, the Khelo India Youth Games-2021 is being held from June 4 to June 13 across multiple venues. Haryana will be hosting the bulk of the events.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 7 (ANI): As many as 1,881 new coronavirus infections have been reported from Maharashtra with 878 patients being discharged after recovering from the infection on Tuesday.
USA Badminton concluded that it was no longer feasible for them to host their tournament this year due to organisational complications coming out of COVID-19.