Yangon (Myanmar), October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 infections rose to 475,885 in Myanmar on Friday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,384 within one day to 4,225,871, with the death toll adding by 66 to 142,560, the country's Health Ministry said on Friday.
Kiev [Ukraine], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday voted to dismiss parliament speaker Dmytro Razumkov, said the parliament press service.
Manila [Philippines], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua) The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported 10,670 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,643,494.
Kuala Lumpur [Malyasia], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 9,890 COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to 2,313,727, according to the health ministry.
Athens [Greece], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Greece's Parliament ratified on Thursday an agreement with France on the establishment of a strategic partnership for cooperation in defence and security, the Greek national news agency AMNA reported.
Geneva [Switzerland], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced an initiative to vaccinate 40 per cent of the population of every country against COVID-19 by the end of 2021 and 70 per cent by mid-2022, by prioritising vaccine delivery to low-income
San Francisco [US], October 7 (ANI/Xinhua): US San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced on Thursday that so long as the case and hospitalization rates remain stable or decline, indoor masking requirements will be lifted on October 15 in certain, limited settings.
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's Ministry of Health on Thursday reported 2,369 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country's total infections to 1,300,126.
Manila [Philippines], October 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported 10,019 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,632,881.
Manila [Philippine], October 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Philippine Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo said on Thursday that she will run for president in the May 2022 elections in the Southeast Asian country.
Mexico City [Mexico], October 7 (ANI/Xinhua): At least three migrants were burned to death and about 20 others were injured in a fiery road crash early Wednesday in Mexico's Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, the National Immigration Institute (INM) said.