UK

Britain records 57,725 new coronavirus infections, 445 fatalities

Editorial Bureau January 2, 2021

LONDON (UK) – The United Kingdom recorded a further 57,725 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the fifth day running that it has topped 50,000, and another 445 deaths, official data showed. Friday’s data had shown 53,285 new coronavirus infections and 613 deaths.

Asia

Mainland China records 22 new coronavirus infections

Editorial Bureau January 2, 2021

SHANGHAI (CHINA) – Mainland China reported 22 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 1, compared to 19 a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Saturday. Of the new cases, 14 originated from overseas, the National Health Commission said in its daily bulletin. Of the eight local transmissions, seven were in the northeastern province of […]

Asia

COVID cases hit record high of 949 in Japanese capital

Editorial Bureau December 26, 2020

TOKYO (JAPAN) – On Saturday, the number of new coronavirus cases in Tokyo touched a record high of 949. This comes as the nation heads into the New Year holiday season with residents of the capital city heading for the provinces. Serious cases were unchanged from a day earlier at 81, the reports said. Local […]

World

Number of COVID-related fatalities in Brazil reaches 190,000

Editorial Bureau December 26, 2020

RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) – The Brazilian health ministry said on Friday that there were 22,967 new cases of the coronavirus and 482 fatalities in the past 24 hours. The tally of infections in the largest South American country has reached 7,448,560 and the number of deaths stands at 190,488.

Asia

Thailand records 110 new COVID-19 cases

Editorial Bureau December 26, 2020

BANGKOK (THAILAND) – Thai authorities said on Saturday that there are 110 new coronavirus cases in the country of which 64 are local transmissions linked to an outbreak in the southwest province of Samut Sakhon. It is the worst outbreak in the nation so far. Out of the new cases, 30 are migrant workers and […]

Europe

Fatality toll from COVID-19 crosses 10,000 in Czech Republic

Editorial Bureau December 17, 2020

PRAGUE (CZECH REPUBLIC) – The fatality tally from the coronavirus in the Czech Republic has crossed 10,000, said the Health Ministry on Thursday. The nation with a population of 10.7 million is among the hardest hit in Europe in the second wave of the pandemic and it has recorded 8,235 new infections on Wednesday. It […]

Europe

Russia marks record 29,039 new coronavirus infections

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2020

MOSCOW (RUSSIA) – Health authorities in Russia said the country reported a record high 29,039 new coronavirus cases on Sunday. This brings the tally to 2,460,770 since the pandemic began. According to authorities, there were 457 fatalities linked to coronavirus in the past 24 hours. This pushes the national death toll to 43,141.

Europe

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany goes up by 17,767

Editorial Bureau December 6, 2020

BERLIN (GERMANY) – Data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed on Sunday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany went up by 17,767 to 1,171,323. The fatality toll climbed by 255 to 18,772 as per the data.

Middle East

Number of coronavirus cases in Iran touches 1 million

Editorial Bureau December 3, 2020

DUBAI (UAE) – The total number of coronavirus cases in Iran touched 1 million on Thursday and as many as 13,922 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry. The fatality toll in the worst-affected Middle East country has climbed to 49,348. Sima Sadat Lari, spokesperson for the health […]

Europe

Number of coronavirus cases in Germany climb by 13,604

Editorial Bureau December 1, 2020

BERLIN (GERMANY) – According to data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases on Tuesday, the number of coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 13,604 to 1,067,473. As per the data, the death toll climbed by 388 to 16,636.