Manila [Philippines], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday 3,083 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,179,812.
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): A high-level meeting, chaired by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, to discuss the conduct of CBSE exams for Class XII and entrance examinations for professional courses, is currently underway.
Manila [Philippines], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck Davao Occidental province in the southern Philippines Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported on Saturday 1,899 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 448,208, the Ministry of Health said.
Buenos Aires [Argentina] May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Saturday entered a phase of strict lockdown which will last until May 30 to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Gaza [Palestine], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The government offices in the Gaza Strip are to reopen on Sunday following the end of the fighting between Israel and militant groups in Gaza that continued for 11 days, a government official said on Saturday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,028 new COVID-19 cases and 38 new deaths on Saturday, taking the tally to 787,726 and the death toll to 12,348, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Manila [Philippines], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday 6,831 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,178,217.
Moscow [Russia], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 8,709 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 4,992,554, the official monitoring and response center said Saturday.
Bangkok [Thailand], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand registered 3,052 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, official statistics showed, as the country struggles to contain its worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic last year.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia registered 485 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 268,520 as of Friday evening, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], May 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Friday reported 2,215 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 446,309, the Ministry of Health said.