Manila [Philippines], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,323 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, the highest tally since Feb. 25, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,708,271.
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 3 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases have been increasing in Nepal, a sub-variant of Omicron "BA.5" has been detected after a genetic test conducted at Dhulikhel Hospital in the country.
Hong Kong, July 3 (ANI): Hong Kong on Sunday said that it will distribute around 290,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits as part of a follow-up on the recent detection of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): Pakistan has reported 650 new COVID-19 cases with two more deaths, the country's ministry of health said on Sunday.
Seoul [South Korea], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 10,059 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,389,611, the health authorities said Sunday.
Beijing [China], July 3 (ANI): China on Saturday reported 75 new COVID-19 cases. As per the National Health Commission, out of 75 infections, 61 were reported from Anhui Province.
New Delhi [India] July 2 (ANI): Recording a slight decrease, Delhi reported 678 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Delhi government health bulletin on Saturday.
Beijing [China], July 2 (ANI): Two new cases of Covid-19 were recently found in Wuhan, where the virus first emerged, though Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasised on the zero-COVID policy during his visit to the city last week.
New Delhi [India] July 2 (ANI): As schools across the country reopened after the summer vacation, there are concerns among parents about their children getting infected with COVID-19 as a surge in cases was witnessed in parts of India.