Jakarta [Indonesia], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,167 within one day to 4,227,038, with the death toll adding by 52 to 142,612, the country's Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved 30 million US dollars in financing to help Cambodia fight against COVID-19, a press release has said.
Yangon [Myanmar] October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 1,448 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the tally to 4,77,333, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Saturday.'
Manila [Philippines], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 11,010 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,654,450.
Lisbon [ Portugal], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Portugal has completed the vaccination of 85 per cent of its population against COVID-19, the country's Director-General of Health Graca Freitas said on Saturday.
Port Vila [Vanuatu], October 9 (ANI/ Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted Vanuatu region at 10:58:30 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Seoul [South Korea], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,953 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 329,925.
Brasilia [Brazil], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil, which has the world's second-highest death toll from COVID-19 behind the United States, saw its death toll exceed 600,000 on Friday.
London [US], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 36,060 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,081,300, according to official figures released Friday.
Johannesburg [South Africa], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): South Africa on Friday launched the COVID-19 vaccination certificate which would enable those vaccinated to access benefits like the entrance to stadiums.
Cairo [Egypt], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Ten people of one family, including five children, were killed on Friday in a van accident in the desert road in the south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, state-run Ahram newspaper reported.