Ankara [Turkey], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday reported 6,546 new COVID-19 cases, including 601 symptomatic patients, taking the total number of positive cases in the country to 2,638,422.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 21 (ANI): Yoga has emerged as a "rope of hope" for Pavit Kaur, who had to closed her dance studio following the lockdown imposed due to COVID-19.
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 7,300 within one day to 1,278,653, with the death toll adding by 173 to 34,489, the health ministry said on Sunday.
Kuala Lumpur, [Malaysia], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,297 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the national total to 283,569, the health ministry said.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 21 (ANI): In wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday informed that the coming eight days will decide whether there will be a lockdown in the state.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 327 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths on Sunday, taking the case tally to 543,351 and death toll to 8,349, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 21 (ANI): Nepal has expedited preparations to start inoculating elderly and most vulnerable age groups from next month as it received a batch of COVID-19 vaccines purchased from India.
Muscat [Oman], Feburary 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani Health Ministry on Sunday announced 868 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Sultanate to 139,362, the official Oman News Agency reported.
Dortmund [Germany], February 21 (ANI): Borussia Dortmund have issued an apology after fans breached coronavirus rules to celebrate their derby win over Schalke.
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): A recent study revealed that approximately 50 per cent of patients, who are hospitalized due to severe COVID-19 symptoms, show raised levels of a protein called troponin that causes damage to their hearts.