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

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 […]

Asia

43,846 cases in one day, India reports highest number of cases in four months

Editorial Bureau March 21, 2021

NEW DELHI (INDIA) – Reporting the biggest daily jump in four months India reported 43,846 new coronavirus cases. Maharashtra continued to account for more than half of the infections. Deaths rose by 197, the highest in more than two months, to 159,755, the health ministry reported. The rise in India’s COVID-19 cases peaked at nearly […]

Asia

India and Pakistan witness new COVID-19 surge

Editorial Bureau March 18, 2021

MUMBAI/ISLAMABAD (INDIA/PAKISTAN) – India and Pakistan reported a surge in new coronavirus infections on Thursday, triggered by a resurgence in cases in their richest states. While authorities in India have mainly blamed crowding and an overall reluctance to wear masks for its spike, Pakistan says the UK variant of the virus found in the country […]

Europe

Portugal extends lockdown, restricts overseas travel as coronavirus cases surge

Editorial Bureau January 29, 2021

LISBON (PORTUGAL) – The Portuguese government has extended the nation-wide lockdown and announced restrictions on overseas travel on Thursday as PM Antonio Costa took the blame for the world’s worst COVID-19 surge, with hospitals on the verge of being overwhelmed. With a population of 10 million, Portugal reported a record 303 COVID-19 deaths and 16,432 […]

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 […]