Ulan Bator [Mongolia], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Mongolia has increased to 1,512, the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said Saturday.
Taluqan [Afghanistan], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): A Taliban terrorist attack on Darqad district of the northern Takhar province has been repulsed and the armed group after suffering casualties has fled away, provincial government spokesman Abdul Khalil Asir said Saturday.
Kigali [Rwanda], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Rwandan Health Ministry on Friday reported 257 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the first single-day increase that surpasses 200 since March 2020.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Saturday confirmed 230 new cases of coronavirus infection, mostly domestic, and one more fatality, according to the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Seoul [South Korea], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea decided on Saturday to extend its tightened social-distancing rules for two more weeks until the end of January amid a continued COVID-19 resurgence.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 16 (ANI): 42 people were killed and hundreds of people were wounded after Indonesia's 6.2-magnitude quake struck West Sulawesi province on Friday, reported Xinhua.
Manila [Philippines], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Saturday reported 2,058 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number in the country to 498,691.
Seoul [South Korea], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 580 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 71,820.
Shijiazhuang [China], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Residents of Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, are required to keep staying at home until January 19 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to the city's epidemic prevention and control headquarters office.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 762 new COVID-19 cases and 13 more deaths on Friday, taking the count to 526,485 and the death toll to 7,862, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Manila [Philippines], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of Philippines on Friday reported 2,048 new confirmed COVID-19 cases taking the total number in the country to 496,646.
Yangon [Myanmar], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar's COVID-19 death toll rose to 2,926 after 14 new deaths were reported, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry on Friday.