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New French COVID cases surge over 30,000 in 24 hours

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 25 04:28 AM

Government reported 30,454 new cases on Tuesday, pushing the 7-day moving average of new infections over 20,000 for the first time since August 24. Read more »

Portugal eyes new COVID-19 measures, as infections soar

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 18 07:19 AM

Portugal Wednesday recorded 2,527 new cases, the highest figures since early September despite having one of the world's best vaccination rates. Read more »

India vaccinates 8.8 million in 24 hours, a near record

Neha Arora and Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Reuters
Posted at Aug 18 03:05 AM

Experts have said India needs to administer 10 million doses a day to achieve its aim of inoculating all adults by December. Read more »

Delta variant rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record COVID infections

Reuters
Posted at Jul 31 07:36 PM

Cases surged in Sydney as well, where police cordoned off the central business district to prevent a protest against a strict lockdown. Read more »

Tokyo to host Olympics under COVID-19 state of emergency

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 08 03:01 AM

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 920 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the most since mid-May at the peak of Japan's fourth wave of infections.  Read more »

US COVID cases hit new plateau as Delta variant rises

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 05:09 AM

The rate of COVID infections in the United States has leveled off since mid-June thanks to localized spikes in under-vaccinated regions of the country, data show Monday. Read more »

Taiwan sees 'political warfare' in dispute with China over vaccines

Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Updated as of May 29 08:31 AM

China and Taiwan have exchanged barbs, worsening ties already at a low ebb because of Taiwan's refusal to accept Chinese sovereignty and stepped up U.S. support for Taipei. Read more »

India turns to ex-army medics, as COVID surge sparks calls for lockdown

Abhirup Roy and Aishwarya Nair, Reuters
Posted at May 10 02:06 AM

Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a nationwide lockdown as it did during the first wave last year. Read more »

COVID-19 pandemic accelerating, WHO Americas office warns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 05:11 AM

Over the past week more than 1.4 million people became infected with COVID-19 in the region and over 36,000 died from complications related to the disease. Read more »

Situation in India ‘beyond heartbreaking,’ WHO chief says

Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 02:51 AM

India ordered its armed forces to help tackle surging new coronavirus infections that are overwhelming hospitals, as countries pledged to send urgent medical aid. Read more »

Thai PM Prayuth reassures public after most severe COVID-19 wave

Reuters
Posted at Apr 24 06:00 AM

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha promised sufficient beds and medicine and highlighted a plan to stimulate the economy and vaccinate 50 million Thais by year's end. Read more »

Record COVID infections overwhelm India’s hospitals

Bhuvan Bagga with Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 24 06:43 AM

Delhi hospitals issued desperate appeals for oxygen on Friday and 13 Covid-19 patients died in a fire, as India's healthcare system buckles under a new wave of infections. Read more »

Theme parks, vaccinations and basketball: California gets back to normal

Andrew Marszal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 10:25 AM

With infections plummeting, Governor Newsom relaxed California's tier-based criteria for reopening and has announced that all restrictions will be gone by mid-June. Read more »

Asawa, anak ng ginang na nauna nang pumanaw sa COVID-19, nagpositibo rin sa sakit

Rod Bolivar, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 06:20 PM

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Nagpositibo sa COVID-19 ang asawa at anak ng isang 62-anyos na ginang na una nang pumanaw sa sakit, ayon sa awtoridad dito.    Read more »