Seoul [South Korea], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 715 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 64,979.
Canberra [Australia], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's next federal election is likely to cost the country about an additional 30 million Australian dollars (USD 22.9 million) due to COVID-19 measures.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Security forces in western Ethiopia have arrested 17 Ethiopians suspected of involvement in deadly communal violence, state media outlet Ethiopia News Agency (ENA) reported on Monday.
Doha [Qatar], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari Health Ministry on Monday announced 207 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 144,644, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
Beijing [China], January 4 (ANI): In a sharp rebuke, China has asked the United States to stop interfering with its internal affairs and judicial sovereignty on Hong Kong-related issues, Chinese state media Xinhua reported.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 910 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths on Monday, taking the tally at 516,929 and death toll at 7,650, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 1,741 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Monday, bringing the national total to 120,818.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 6,753 within one day to 772,103, with the death toll adding by 177 to 22,911, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
Santiago [Chile], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile registered 2,289 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, for a total of 618,191 cases, as well as another 43 deaths, bringing the death toll to 16,767, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand confirmed Monday a new high of coronavirus infection at 745 cases, mostly domestic ones, official data showed.
Seoul [South Korea], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,020 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 64,264.
Bogota [Colombia], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia registered 9,412 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 1,675,820, health authorities said Sunday.