Seoul [South Korea], December 18 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,062 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 47,515.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,134 new COVID-19 cases and 36 new deaths on Thursday, making the tally at 496,975 and the death toll at 7,192, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Madrid [Spain], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain reported the highest jump in daily COVID-19 infections in weeks Wednesday, with the Health Ministry confirming another 11,078 cases.
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): South Africa on Wednesday reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 883,687, the country's health department reported.
Sofia [Bulgaria], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Bulgaria confirmed 1,959 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 186,246, according to data published by the country's Unified Information Portal on Thursday.
Warsaw [Poland], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Poland confirmed on Wednesday 12,454 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's total caseload to 1,159,901, according to the health ministry.
Mexico City [Mexico], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico reported 10,297 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 670 relevant deaths on Wednesday, bringing the national total to 1,277,499 and 115,769, respectively, according to the health ministry.
Manila [Philippines], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for the Western Pacific on Thursday called for greater vigilance amid the roll-out of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, saying the vaccine is not a "silver bullet" that will end the nearly year-
New York [US], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): New York City has been experiencing a wallop of heavy snow, strong wind, and hazardous travel conditions since Wednesday afternoon as the Northeast and mid-Atlantic areas are hammered by winter storm Gail.
Brussels [Belgium], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Belgium registered on Thursday 3,636 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing its national tally to 615,058, the public health institute Sciensano reported.
Wellington [New Zealand], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The New Zealand government confirmed it will deliver on its commitment to raise the minimum wage to 20 NZ dollars (14.26 US dollars) per hour from April 1, 2021, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood said on Thursday.