Sources: The Sydney Morning Herald
The Philippines posts a single-day Southeast Asian record, with 6,352 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, as well as 11 deaths. More than 66,000 people have recovered. 2020-08-4
The Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation bans flights to 31 countries as Kuwait International Airport resumes operations at reduced capacity. 2020-08-1
Vietnam confirms 18 new cases, the highest number of local transmitted cases in 24 hours since March. 2020-07-28
Victoria reports its record number of new COVID-19 cases so far, with 532 cases in the last 24 hours, as well as six deaths. This number also made it Australia's highest one day increase of new cases. 2020-07-27
U.S. military officials report 61 cases of COVID-19 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and Camp Hansen. Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Denny Tamaki said late on Saturday that "Okinawans are shocked by what we were told", and demanded more action from the U.S. military which has since put the two bases under lockdown. 2020-07-12
A Harvard University study suggests that COVID-19 may have been spreading in China as early as August 2019. 2020-06-9