Beijing [China], July 6 (ANI): Chinese investors seem more attracted to Nepal's hotel and tourism sector despite the fact that the industry has been badly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Himalayan Nation.
Wellington [New Zealand], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 10,290 new community cases of COVID-19 and 12 more deaths, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Wednesday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 2,932 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 4,578,741, according to the Health Ministry.
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): India reported 16,159 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, 3,073 more than yesterday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): With the surge in the COVID-19 positivity rate, Pakistan has reported 818 COVID-19 cases in the country, according to the National Institute of Health.
Seoul [South Korea], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 19,371 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,433,359, the health authorities said Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): COVID-19 vaccination platform Co-WIN will be repurposed as a platform for universal immunisation, blood donation and later it will be used for organ donation, said CoWIN chief and CEO of the National Health Authority, Dr RS Sharma on Tuesday.
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], July 6 (ANI): Thousand of maskless worshippers gathered to circle Islam's holiest site in Saudi Arabia's Mecca on Wednesday, kick-starting the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 198.20 crores with 1,98,20,86,763 vaccine doses administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.
Beijing [China], July 6 (ANI): Chinese mainland reported 112 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, media reported citing the country's health commission on Wednesday.
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): A study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said the immune response triggered by COVID-19 infection can damage the brain's blood vessels and may lead to short- and long-term neurological symptoms.