Health

Papua New Guinea enacts four-week lockdown in Eastern Highlands and other regions

Papua New Guinea implements a four-week lockdown in Eastern Highlands and other provinces due to rising COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant, with only 2% of the population vaccinated.

Singapore reports a record 1,504 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 82,856

Singapore reports a record 1,504 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 82,856.

Brazilian health minister tests positive for COVID-19 in New York

Marcelo Queiroga, Brazil's health minister, tested positive for COVID-19 while attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

India records lowest active Covid-19 cases in 186 days with 1.69% positivity rate

India reported its lowest active coronavirus case count in 186 days, with a daily positivity rate of 1.69%, as recovery and testing metrics improved.

Michigan confirms over one million COVID-19 cases

Michigan reports surpassing one million confirmed cases, with 6,079 new cases and 81 deaths in two days, bringing total cases to 1,001,989 and deaths to 20,781.

Singapore records 1,457 new daily COVID-19 cases, exceeding April 2020 high

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces that the San Francisco International Airport will mandate COVID-19 vaccines, making it the first U.S. airport to do so

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces that the San Francisco International Airport will mandate COVID-19 vaccines, making it the first U.S. airport to do so.

Number of adult population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Malaysia surpasses 80%

The number of adult population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Malaysia surpasses 80%.