Beijing [China], May 12 (ANI): Witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China on Wednesday reported 222 confirmed local COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
Baku [Azerbaijan], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Azerbaijan has seen a steady decline in daily COVID-19 cases and death rate since March this year, with only 13 new cases reported on Wednesday taking its total to 792,651.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 11 (ANI): As many as 82 cases of "tomato flu" have been reported in Kerala's Kollam district during the past one month.
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): China's Shanghai has reported 1,259 local asymptomatic cases on Tuesday, media reported citing the municipal health commission, adding that the city has 228 confirmed locally transmitted coronavirus cases.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): In a historic development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises the offence of sedition be kept in abeyance till the government's exercise of reviewing the law is complete.
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The country logged 2,897 COVID-19 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday.
Juba [Sudan], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Cases of conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled in South Sudan compared to the same period in 2021 despite an overall decrease in violence against civilians, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said in a report released Tuesday.
Beijing [China], May 10 (ANI): The last two lines of the Shanghai subway were terminated on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the city's entire subway system to a standstill until further notice.
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to inform it by Wednesday whether the registration of future sedition cases can be kept in abeyance till it completes the reconsideration process with respect to the sedition law.
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea filed by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia seeking quashing of cases registered against him by the Punjab Police under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,246 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 4,461,135, according to the Health Ministry.