Imphal (Manipur) [India], July 12 (ANI): Amid a sharp increase in the new cases of Covid-19, the Government of Manipur on Tuesday ordered the closure of all schools across the state till July 24.
Manila [Philippines], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,363 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,721,413.
Geneva [Switzerland], July 12 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday warned the world that fresh waves of COVID-19 cases show that the pandemic is "nowhere near over."
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): China has been covering up epidemics within the country for a long time and helped spread four pandemics around the world, said a report in New York Post that warned that Covid might not be the last.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing surge in coronavirus infections, Karachi registered a positivity rate of 39.46 per cent on Tuesday, according to the National Institute of Health.
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The Covid surge has raised concerns as the coronavirus is "constantly mutating" and we cannot let the infection run "unchecked", Co-chairman of National Indian Medical Association Covid-19 task force Dr Rajeev Jayadevan.
Sydney [Australia], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): A large cruise ship, destined to arrive in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW), has been struck by a COVID-19 outbreak, leaving more than 2,000 guests affected on the ship.
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): Following protests by ban depositors that caught the eye of national and international media, Chinese authorities in the central Henan province have promised to start paying back first on behalf of several rural banks funds of some clients that had been frozen
Canberra [Australia], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Australian health authorities warned that a projected looming spike in COVID-19 cases could overwhelm the hospital system.
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 327 pips to 6.7287 against the US dollar on Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.