Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,414,571 cases as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Singapore, October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 3,445 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally in the country to 141,772, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release.
Madrid [Spain], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Four migrants have died and another 21 people are still missing as the boat they were travelling with sank in rough seas on Thursday night, Spanish Maritime Rescue services confirmed Friday.
Aarhus [Denmark], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Denmark begins the second phase of its revaccination program next Monday in an effort to protect the vulnerable from COVID-19 infection, the Danish Health Authority (SST) said in a press release on Friday.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lankan health authorities on Friday began administering the COVID-19 vaccines on school students between the ages of 18 and 19 with the Pfizer doses amidst a large-scale vaccination program ongoing in the country since January.
Johannesburg [South Africa], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 56 veterans were arrested on Thursday night after South African police rescued three officials who were held hostage.
Manila [Philippines], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 7,625 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Friday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 27,05,792.
Tokyo [Japan], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced an outline of COVID-19 countermeasures at a panel meeting on Friday, and the government would come up with an overall set of measures early next month, local media reported.
Sydney [Australia], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) with Sydney as the capital city will end COVID-19 hotel quarantine requirements for people entering the state from November 1.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 8,084 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours as of midnight Thursday, bringing the total tally to 23,69,613, according to the health ministry.
Honiara [Solomon Islands], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 jolted 151 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands at 02:44:59 GMT on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
New York [US], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN General Assembly on Thursday held an event to pay tribute to former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who served as the 29th president of the General Assembly between 1974 and 1975, and died last month.