Dispur (Assam) [India], October 17 (ANI): Assam reported 269 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per a health bulletin issued by the state government on Saturday.
Taipei [Taiwan] October 17 (ANI): Amid the growing threat from China, reports have emerged stating that Taiwan officials have urged Washington to speed up the delivery of US-made F-16 jets to Taipei.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 16 (ANI): People coming to Dehradun without their RT-PCR tests reports are being provided with COVID-19 testing facilities, informed Dehradun SSP Janmejaya Khanduri on Saturday.
Ankara [Turkey], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday confirmed 28,537 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,630,163, according to its Health Ministry.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Pakistan witnessed a decline in new COVID-19 cases as less than 1,000 daily infections were reported on Friday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday.
Yangon [Myanmar], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 1,205 new COVID-19 cases with a daily test positivity rate of 6.8 per cent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Khartoum [Sudan], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudan has been witnessed an increasing number of COVID-19 infections and deaths since early October, igniting concerns over a new wave of the pandemic in the country.
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 997 within one day to 4,234,011, with the death toll adding by 44 to 142,933, the country's Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 3,221 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 3,211 locally transmitted and 10 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health.