Muscat [Oman], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani health ministry on Tuesday announced 164 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 130,944, the official Oman News Agency reported.
Yangon [Myanmar], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 551 more COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the tally in the country to 131,737, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,309 new COVID-19 infections in the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 141,533, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 718 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new deaths on Tuesday, making the tally at 524,020 and death toll at 7,819, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Jerusalem [Israel], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of active COVID-19 cases in Israel has reached a record high of 74,639 since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country in late February 2020, Israel's Ministry of Health said Tuesday.
Tokyo [Japan], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to expand a state of emergency declared over the COVID-19 pandemic for the Greater Tokyo area to include Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures as the virus is also continuing to surge in western Japan, sources
Hong Kong, January 12 (ANI): Taiwan should be ready for a rough ride as its importance in China-US bilateral ties grows. Outgoing President Donald Trump upped the stakes yet again when his administration lifted restrictions on US officials visiting the democratically ruled East Asian island.
Havana [Cuba], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba condemns its inclusion in a US list of countries that sponsor terrorism, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Monday.
Canberra [Australia], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The threat from a fast-moving grass fire in South Australia (SA) has eased after thousands of hectares of land were burned.
Yangon [Myanmar], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar's next Union Parliamentary session has scheduled to be held on February 5, state-run media reported Tuesday.
Doha [Qatar], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Monday announced 203 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 146,068, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
Tehran [Iran], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry reported 6,208 daily COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the total count of nationwide infections to 1,292,614.