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Malaysia reports 5,624 new Covid-19 infections, records 9 new deaths

Malaysia reported 5,624 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the total tally to 4,427,067.Among the new infections were 17 imported cases and 5,607 local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed.A further nine deaths have been reported from the pandemic in the Southeast Asian country, bringing the death toll to 35,491.The ministry also reported 10,041 new recoveries, bringing the total number of COVID-19 patients cured and discharged to 4,310,599.Currently, there are 80,977 active cases recorded in the country, with 89 of them held in intensive care and 57 of them in need of assisted breathing.The country reported that 73,767 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered on Saturday, and that 84.8 percent of the population have received at least one dose, 81.2 percent are fully vaccinated and 49 percent have received booster jabs.

China reports 1,566 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases today

The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,566 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 1,401 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Sunday.

Singapore reports 2,709 new Covid-19 cases, total tally at 1,180,124

Singapore reported 2,709 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally to 1,180,124.

Chinese social media users outwit censor with video on Covid lockdown

The six-minute video titled "The Sound of April" was posted on Friday and soon got censored as it went viral

55 Covid positive infections found in IIT Madras; cases 'very mild'

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India has reported 2,527 new COVID-19 infections and 33 fatalities in the last 24 hours

Shanghai residents angry over lockdown as city reports more Covid deaths

The city, battling China's biggest coronavirus outbreak so far, reported 12 new COVID-19 deaths on Friday, up from 11 a day before

Long Covid could be related to immune suppression: UCLA study

In a subset of persons who recover from the initial Covid illness, various symptoms persist, such as fatigue, mental haziness, and shortness of breath which is generally classified as long Covid

New Zealand reports 1st Omicron XE variant case, patient travelled abroad

"XE has been spreading overseas, and its arrival in New Zealand is not unexpected," said the Ministry of Health

Beijing on alert after 10 students test Covid positive in school

City officials suspended classes in the school for a week following the positive test results. The Chinese capital also reported four other confirmed cases on Friday that were counted separately

South Korea reports 75,449 new Covid cases,151 deaths in last 24 hours

The daily caseload was down from 81,058 the previous day and far lower than 107,896 a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)

Tamil Nadu takes stringent measures to tackle rising Covid cases

The health department has issued a circular making masks mandatory and violators will be charged with a fine of Rs 500

Delhi R-value 2.1; 1 Covid patient infecting 2 others: IIT Madras analysis

The 'R' or reproductive value indicates the number of people an infected person can spread the disease to, and a pandemic is considered to end if this value goes below one

China logs 2,971 new Covid cases in a day, of which 2,736 in Shanghai

Besides Shanghai, the rest of the local cases were reported in 16 other provincial-level regions including 136 in the northeastern province of Jilin, and six in Beijing

Rescue countries facing debt stress in these uncertain times: Sitharaman

Sitharaman during a meeting with World Bank Group prez David Malpass, said India remains concerned about the risks to global recovery due to rising uncertainty amidst enhanced geopolitical tensions

IIT Madras turns into Covid-19 cluster with 55 people testing positive

Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J.Radhakrishnan said the tests are being conducted in the 19 hostels in IITM complex. The infection rate is higher in a hostel that has students from other states

2,527 fresh Covid infections push India's active cases to 15,079

The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 0.56 per cent and the weekly positivity rate at 0.50 per cent, according to the health ministry

Global Covid caseload tops 508.6 mn, death toll surges past 6.21 mn

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 80,952,268 and 991,166, respectively, according to the CSSE

Covid-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021

Overall death rates in the country were highest among non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan native and non-Hispanic Black or African-American people, according to the CDC

Singapore: Up to 50000 migrant workers to be allowed in community space

The migrant workers, largely from India, Bangladesh and China, may spend up to eight hours out each time, whether on weekdays or weekends

Mask mandates return to US college campuses as Covid cases rise

Colleges in Washington, DC, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Texas have reimposed a range of virus measures, with Howard University moving to remote learning amid surge in cases