Manila [Philippines], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines on Friday confirmed the first three local cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and warned of its possible "exponential" spread.
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 31 (ANI): Israel recorded the first case of "florona" disease, a double infection of COVID-19 and influenza, said Arab News said on Thursday.
Wellington [New Zealand], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 49 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 10,825.
Yangon [Myanmar], December 30 (ANI): Myanmar reported 369 new COVID-19 infections with three more deaths in the past 24 hours, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the Ministry of Health release on Thursday.
Xi'an [China], December 30 (ANI): Xi'an, capital of China's Shaanxi province, reported 155 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, local media reported on Thursday.
Xi'an [China], December 28 (ANI): Xi'an, the capital of China's Shaanxi Province reported 175 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the total tally to 811 amid the surge in coronavirus cases in the country, local media reported on Tuesday.
Xi'an [China], December 26 (ANI): China's Xi'an reported 155 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases to 485 in the latest resurgence since December 9, local media citing authorities reported on Sunday.
Hong Kong, December 26 (ANI): Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported nine new imported cases of COVID-19, taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 12,589, media reported on Sunday.
Manila [Philippines], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 433 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,838,640.
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 15,586 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 15,559 locally transmitted and 27 imported, according to its health ministry.
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 23 (ANI): Pakistan reported 359 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the country's National Command and Operation Centre said on Thursday.