Hanoi [Vietnam], May 31 (ANI): Vietnam is set to suspend international flights to Hanoi airport from June 1 onwards amid the recent surge in the country's coronavirus cases.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 31 (ANI): As Bangladesh reported 1,710 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the country's cumulative count of infections has surpassed 800,000 mark on Monday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 31 (ANI): Key equity indices surged nearly one per cent on Monday with metal and banking stocks leading the rally as India reported a fall in fresh Covid-19 infections.
Manila [Philippines], May 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,684 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,230,301.
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): With 1,52,734 COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours India maintained its declining trend of new cases and reported the lowest-single day COVID-19 rise in 50 days. the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 31 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Sunday said that the state government's first priority now is to vaccinate as many people as possible against COVID-19 to prevent a third wave of the infection.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 31 (ANI): In order to contain the COVID-19 infection in the state, the Odisha government on Sunday extended the ongoing lockdown till June 17 morning.
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): There is no evidence to indicate if COVID-19 was zoonotic infection or it was artificially created, said Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar, former Head Scientist of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 30 (ANI): Nepal has reported over 3,700 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide cumulative count of infections to 557,124.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 6,999 new COVID-19 infections, the health ministry said Sunday, bringing the national total to 565,533.
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): With 78 new deaths in the last 24 hours, Delhi's single day COVID-19 death toll dropped below 100 for the first time since April 13, while recording 946 fresh infections, according to the Delhi government's health bulletin on Sunday.
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a higher BMI can be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.