Santiago [Chile], April 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile's Health Ministry reported on Thursday 6,889 new COVID-19 infections and 174 deaths in the last 24 hours, for a cumulative total of 1,190,991 cases and 26,247 deaths.
Baghdad [Iraq], April 30 (ANI/Xinhua): An Iraqi lawmaker said on Thursday that Iraq may re-impose some health restrictions including a full curfew during the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, as the Ministry of Health reported 6,926 new COVID-19 cases.
Berlin [Germany], April 30 (ANI/Xinhua): COVID-19 case numbers in Germany are no longer rising rapidly but are still "too high overall," said Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), at a press conference here on Thursday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 2,341 new COVID-19 cases and 88 new deaths on Thursday, making the tally at 756,955 and death toll at 11,393, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Bangkok [Thailand], April 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Thursday registered 1,871 new COVID-19 cases and 10 fatalities, according to the country's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): Tibetans are experiencing mass repression in China similar to that being enforced on ethnic minority Uyghurs in the western part of the country, Xinjiang.
Gisborne [New Zealand], April 29 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted 168 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand at 3:58 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey(USGS) said.
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): Following a heart-wrenching loss against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Wednesday, SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) head coach Trevor Bayliss admitted dropping Manish Pandey from the playing XI in the previous games was the selectors' choice.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], April 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's Sao Paulo-based Butantan Institute, a state-run medical research facility, on Wednesday began to manufacture ButanVac, the first Brazilian vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), state governor Joao Doria announced.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], April 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina's Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday 23,718 new COVID-19 infections and 348 more deaths in the last day, for a total of 2,928,890 cases and 62,947 deaths, amid a new wave of infections.
Ottawa [Canada], April 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada reported 5,071 new COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total number to 1,200,057, including 24,106 deaths and 101,586 variants, according to CTV.