New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): As much as 618.5 million vaccine doses have been administered in the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region till August 6, in which the maximum number of doses around 489 million have been administered in India, WHO observed.
Seoul [South Korea], August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,704 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 207,406.
Kuala Lampur [Malaysia] August 6 (ANI/FENA): The daily number of coronavirus infections in Malaysia on Thursday surpassed 20,000 people for the first time, doubling in just three weeks despite a national lockdown.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 6 (ANI): Kerala government on Thursday launched the 'COVID-19 death information portal' in the state to maintain a proper record of the number of deaths due to the virus.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 5 (ANI): Sri Lanka has the world's second-highest number of enforced disappearances, as tens of thousands of people have "forcibly disappeared" over many decades, according to Amnesty International.
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): IIT Kanpur and IIT Hyderabad have predicted the third wave of COVID-19 in mid-August that will see a rise in cases in October, but top microbiologist and virologist, Dr Gagandeep Kang said that this will depend on the type of variants, and added that if
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 5 (ANI/PNN): In May 2021, Sukh Sagar Medical College and Hospital from Jabalpur started seeing a surge in the number of patients due to the second wave of Covid-19.
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): According to a new study, the children of parents who drink alcohol heavily have an elevated risk of a number of adverse experiences, including mental health disorders, hospitalisations and criminal behaviour.
Seoul [South Korea], August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,776 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 205,702.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 5 (ANI): Pakistan's Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has said that the federal government has decided to keep the educational institutions open despite the rising number of COVID-19 cases throughout the country.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 315,118 on Wednesday after 4,051 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.