Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,589 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight on Friday, bringing the national total to 4,589,911, according to the health ministry. There are three new imported cases, with 3,586 cases being local transmissions, data release
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Addressing members who took oath in the House, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that the ensuing Monsoon Session of the House will also be held as per the COVID-19 protocol conforming with the social distancing and safety norms.
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia announced on Friday its health services were running at full capacity to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims during the ongoing Hajj season.
Lusaka [Zambia], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Zambia will soon start administering Paxlovid, an oral antiviral pill, to people at risk of developing severe COVID-19 disease, its health ministry said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation's (NTAGI) Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC) has given a nod for the use of Biological E's Corbevax and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for children aged between 5-12 years, sources informed on Friday.
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI/PNN): After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the global job ecosystem faces multiple threats, among them the fear of an oncoming recession that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted to be of the same magnitude as The Great Depression.
Manila [Philippines], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Philippines' President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos has tested positive for COVID-19, Press Secretary Rose Beatrix Cruz-Angeles said Friday.
Port Louis [Mauritius], July 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Year-on-year inflation in Mauritius stood at 9.6 per cent in June, down from 10.7 per cent in May, according to consumer price data published on Thursday.
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.