Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): Pakistan has reported 4,455 new coronavirus cases on Sunday taking the number of active cases to 82,076 in the country.
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): China on Saturday reported over 95 new COVID-19 cases as delta variant continues to spread in the country despite strict restrictions and rules.
Wellington [New Zealand], August 8 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported five new cases of COVID-19 from recent returnees in managed isolation facilities, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday, with no new case recorded in the wider community.
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): India reported 39,070 fresh COVID-19 cases, while 43,910 people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Paris [France] August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 2,30,000 people took part in protests against sanitary passes throughout France on Saturday, 17,000 of which were in Paris, news agencies reported citing the country's Interior Ministry.
Bangkok [Thailand] August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Thai police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds on Saturday during protests against the military-backed government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, The Reporters news portal said.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 8 (ANI): Days after Cabinet reshuffle, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai addressed reports of dissatisfaction among some ministers over portfolio distribution and said everyone can't get the portfolios they want.
Canberra [Australia], August 7 (ANI): Australia witnessed a record daily number of new COVID-19 cases this year on Saturday, with the country's populous states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland reporting 361 cases of the Delta variant.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], August 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 19,257 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, bringing the national total to 1,243,852.
Manila [Philippines], August 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported 11,021 new COVID-19 infections, the highest daily cases since April 17, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,649,341.