Manila [Philippines], September 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines reported 18,012 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Tuesday, bringing the Southeast Asian country's confirmed cases to 2,121,308, the country's Department of Health (DOH) said.
Ankara [Turkey], September 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Monday started mandatory PCR test for unvaccinated people in some professions and began to seek negative test results for intercity travellers via public transportation as part of the measures against COVID-19.
Seoul [South Korea], September 7 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 3,091 more cases of COVID-19 variants for the past week, bringing the total number of such cases to 23,388, the health authorities said Tuesday.
New York [US], September 7 (ANI/Xinhua): With extreme weather events increasingly impacting countries across the world, the United Nations (UN) on Monday underlined the importance of limiting temperature rise to the internationally agreed goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial leve
Tehran [Iran], September 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry on Monday reported 27,579 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 5,156,986.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka surpassed the 10,000 mark on Monday, reaching 10,140, after 189 more deaths were reported, official figures from the health ministry showed here.
Canberra [Australia], September 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases for the 10th consecutive day as the country continued to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 12 people were killed after a pickup truck carrying 14 fell off a cliff Sunday in Taihu County of east China's Anhui Province, according to the local government.
Manila [Philippines], September 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 20,019 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,080,984.
Ankara [Turkey], September 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday confirmed 20,033 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 6,478,663, according to its Health Ministry.
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI/Xinhua): China's National Meteorological Center on Sunday renewed its yellow alert for rainstorms in multiple regions of the country, calling for precautionary measures.
Jakarta [Indonesia], September 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in a village in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara early Saturday have left at least two people dead and one still missing, the country's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said.