Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Despite numerous public health initiatives to encourage healthy behaviours and improve living conditions the rates of new cases of obesity in elementary school are higher and are occurring earlier in childhood than they were even a decade earlier, according to
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): India reported 18,815 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours with a daily case positivity rate of 4.96 per cent, as per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
Seoul [South Korea], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 19,323 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, taking the total number of infections to 18,471,172, the health authorities said Friday.
Hong Kong, July 7 (ANI): Beijing imposed China's first COVID-19 vaccine mandate for residents to enter public venues in face of a spike in cases from Omicron subvariant.
Manila [Philippines], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,936 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,713,131.
Beijing [China], July 7 (ANI): Elderly Chinese people are being neglected by the authorities despite the detection of the new Omicron subvariant recently in the country.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): Pakistan reported 872 new COVID-19 cases and nine more deaths during the last 24 hours, the country's ministry of health said on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): In a slight uptick in the new COVID cases, India logged 18,930 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, an increase of 2,771 infections than yesterday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,561 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 4,582,302, according to the health ministry.
Beijing [China], July 7 (ANI): Chinese mainland reported 94 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours including 39 in Anhui and 32 in Shanghai, media reported citing the country's health commission on Thursday.
Beijing [China], July 6 (ANI): China on Wednesday enforced a lockdown in Xian, home to 13 million people after the city reported the first cases of a new Omicron subvariant.