Bangkok [Thailand], May 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Wednesday reported 3,394 new COVID-19 cases and 29 more fatalities as the country continued to grapple with its worst coronavirus outbreak so far.
Moscow [US], May 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 7,920 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 4,965,676, the official monitoring and response center said Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented times due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bollywood star Tisca Chopra has joined the legion of people stepping up to help those in need. Chopra has been extending help by donating and distributing food for frontline workers.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 19 (ANI): Karnataka received 2 lakh doses of Covishied vaccine on Wednesday as part of the order placed by the state government, Health, and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar informed.
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): India recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 fatalities with 4,529 new deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry's data on Wednesday.
Leh (Ladakh) [India], May 19 (ANI): A total of 202 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, the Union Territory's health department informed on Wednesday.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], May 19 (ANI): Mizoram reported 184 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 9,252, the state health department informed on Wednesday.
Muzzafarpur (Bihar) [India], May 19 (ANI): An atmosphere of fear and panic has gripped Muzzafarpur's Sakra block due to the death of 36 people in 27 days. While villagers expressed apprehension that the deaths could be due to COVID-19, the local administration has denied the claims.
Washington [US] May 19 (ANI): The US House on Tuesday passed the legislation to counter a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Singapore, May 19, (ANI): Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday said that there is no truth in the references in reports in a section of Indian media about the presence of a new variant of coronavirus in the country, adding that there is no "Singapore variant".
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 19 (ANI): After confirming two variants of coronavirus, Nepal on Tuesday confirmed that there were cases of third variant B.1.617.2 in the country.
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India] May 19 (ANI): As several people have lost their loved ones amid the second wave of coronavirus, a family in Meerut has lost twin sons post COVID-19 complications.