Asia

Singapore confirms most coronavirus cases in nearly 6 weeks

Editorial Bureau August 31, 2021

SINGAPORE – Singapore on Tuesday confirms 156 new local coronavirus cases, its highest number in almost six weeks. Singapore had fully vaccinated 80% of its population against COVID-19 as of Sunday, one of the highest rates in the world, reaching a threshold for the city-state to further

Asia

Coronavirus cases surge in Malaysia, 17,786 reported

Editorial Bureau July 31, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR (MALAYSIA) – Malaysia’s health ministry reported 17,786 coronavirus cases on Saturday, a record number of infections. The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic rose to 1,113,272.

Asia

Vietnam confirms record 7,968 coronavirus cases on Saturday

Editorial Bureau July 24, 2021

HANOI (VIETNAM) – Vietnam’s health ministry confirmed 7,968 coronavirus infections on Saturday, a record daily increase and up from Friday’s record of 7,307. More than two-thirds of the cases are in Ho Chi Minh City, the ministry said in a statement. After successfully containing the virus for much of the pandemic, the Southeast Asian country […]

Europe

Merkel emphasises Germans to get vaccinated as coronavirus cases rise

Editorial Bureau July 22, 2021

BERLIN (GERMANY) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday the increase in coronavirus cases in Germany was worrying and she urged people to get vaccinated. “We all want our normality back,” Merkel told reporters. “The more we are vaccinated, the freer we will be.”

Asia

Malaysia witnesses record 11,618 new coronavirus cases

Editorial Bureau July 14, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR (MALAYSIA) – Malaysia confirmed 11,618 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a second straight day of record case numbers. Total cases hit 867,567, the health ministry said on Twitter.

Asia

Vietnam reports more than 1000 infections on second consecutive day

Editorial Bureau July 6, 2021

HANOI (VIETNAM) – Vietnam reported 1,029 coronavirus cases on the second straight day of infections of more than 1,000. Most of the cases were in the southern economic hub Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health said.

World

Chile get affected due to reopening as coronavirus cases spike

Editorial Bureau June 15, 2021

SANTIAGO (CHILE) – Chilean health authorities said on Monday they would extend a COVID-19 emergency through September to allow the government to impose restrictions, a setback in a country that has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world. The announcement comes as cases have soared in Chile to some of their highest levels […]

Asia

Malaysia confirms 9,020 new coronavirus cases, record daily count

Editorial Bureau May 29, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR (MALAYSIA) – Malaysia reported 9,020 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic. This is the fifth straight day of record new infections, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 558,534.

Asia

261,500 cases in 24 hours, India under siege from COVID-19

Editorial Bureau April 18, 2021

NEW DELHI (INDIA) – Data from the health ministry show that India reported a record daily increase of coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours. the data also showed that the deaths from COVID-19 rose by 1,501 to reach a total of 177,150. This situation has in turn aggravated shortages of oxygen supplies and hospital […]

USA

High coronavirus cases, CDC discourages Americans from travel

Editorial Bureau April 2, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can safely travel at “low risk” but still discouraged Americans from doing so because of high coronavirus cases nationwide. The CDC’s shift in guidance should be a shot in the arm for the travel […]