Muscat [Oman], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani health ministry on Wednesday announced 866 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 212,904, the official Oman News Agency reported.
Manila [Philippines], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday 5,310 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,193,976.
Moscow [Russia], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 8,373 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5,026,168, the official monitoring and response center said Wednesday.
Bangkok [Thailand], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Wednesday reported 41 new deaths, the highest daily death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic, raising the total number of fatalities to 873, according to the country's Public Health Ministry.
Havana [Cuba], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The US embargo against Cuba affects the rights of women, adolescents and girls, Oxfam, a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on global poverty alleviation, said Tuesday.
Kinshasa [Congo], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): A series of earthquakes on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have stoked fears that the Nyiragongo volcano close to the area would erupt again three days after the first eruption.
Seoul [South Korea], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 707 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 137,682.
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Around 300 students of Class XII on Tuesday sent a letter petition to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana to quash the decision of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to conduct physical examination amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,060 within one day to 1,786,187, with the death toll adding by 172 to 49,627, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Beijing [China], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Five people have been confirmed dead and four others remain missing after a fishing boat capsized and sank in a river in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Saturday, local authorities said Tuesday.
Brasilia [Brazil], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported on Monday 790 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 449,858, the Ministry of Health said.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina reported 22,651 new COVID-19 cases, taking the national tally to 3,562,135, the Ministry of Health said Monday.