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Cuba reports first death from COVID-19 in a week
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba reported its first death from COVID-19 this week and registered 77 new cases, bringing the death toll to 8,314 and the number of infections to 964,035, the Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday.
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Netherlands to go into lockdown due to 'fifth wave with Omicron'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua) The Dutch government announced a stricter lockdown on Saturday out of fear for the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country.
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Canada's COVID-19 cases continue to soar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): COVID-19 cases are continuing to soar across Canada fueled by the Omicron variant, with confirmation of 7,566 new cases as of Saturday afternoon.
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Oldest person in China dies at 135, hailed from country's 'Longevity Town'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 18 (ANI): China's oldest person, a 135-year-old woman from its 'Longevity Town' passed away in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Saturday.
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Philippines logs 291 new COVID-19 cases, 106 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 291 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 2,837,555.
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Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 9.1 million
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. December 18 (ANI/ Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 9,114,964 as of late Friday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
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Malaysia reports 4,362 new COVID-19 infections, 18 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia December 18 (ANI/ Xinhua): Malaysia reported 4,362 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,711,764, according to the health ministry.
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China continues to finance coal plants in Europe violating its promises on
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 18 (ANI): China-financed coal plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to thrive despite President Xi Jinping's promise to the United Nations General Assembly this September that it would no longer fund the construction of new coal-fired power plants overseas.
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New Zealand reports 4 more cases of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand ], December 18 ( ANI/ Xinhua): New Zealand has identified four more COVID-19 cases of Omicron variant among recent international arrivals, taking the total in the country to eight, said New Zealand's Ministry of Health in a statement on Saturday.
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10 killed in Malaysian highway accident
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Ten people, including eight children, were killed in a highway accident in Selangor state of Malaysia late on Friday, authorities said.
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S.Korea reports 7,314 more COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 18 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 7,314 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 558,864.
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11 killed in flash floods in northern Iraq
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], December 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from flash floods caused by torrential rain in northern Iraq has risen to 11 on Friday.
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