Moscow [Russia], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia confirmed a new record high of 34,325 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 34,303 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 8,027,012, the federal response center said on Monday.
Manila [Philippines], October 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,943 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,727,286.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 18 (ANI): Actor Pooja Bedi, who's quite vocal about her choice of not getting the coronavirus vaccine, has tested positive for the deadly virus.
Beijing [China], October 18 (ANI): China's Shanxi province has reported six new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and one asymptomatic case in the last 24 hours.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 6,145 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,390,687, according to the health ministry.
Juba [South Sudan], October 18 (ANI/Xinhua): South Sudan's government said Sunday it plans to roll out mass testing and mandatory vaccination in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Tbilisi [Georgia], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic has broken out in Georgia, Amiran Gamkrelidze, the head of the Georgian National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), said on Sunday.
Moscow [Russia], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's coronavirus response center recorded a record 34,303 COVID-19 cases in the past day, with a further 997 patients dying from the disease.
Belgrade [Serbia], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): A further batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has arrived in Serbia, the minister in charge of innovation and technology said Sunday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 7,509 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 2,384,542, according to the health ministry.