Sources: Times of India
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul urges people to "move on" from COVID-19 and declares his intentions for Thailand to downgrade the disease to an endemic. However, he didn't include a time frame on when to do so and says that the situation will be reviewed by mid-June after bars, pubs and entertainment venues reopened in the country. 2022-06-8
France reports a record for the second consecutive day of 94,122 new cases of COVID-19. 2021-12-24
The Philippines reports a record 22,415 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2,103,331. 2021-09-6
Indonesia reports a record for the second consecutive day of 47,899 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 2.6 million. 2021-07-13
It is revealed that the Ganges river in India has had hundreds of human bodies floating in its waters and buried in its banks in recent days, including some thought to have died of COVID-19. 2021-05-19
Nepal reports a record 9,317 new cases and 225 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the total of confirmed cases to 413,111 and the nationwide death toll to 4,084. 2021-05-11
Nepal grants emergency use authorization for the Indian Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the third country to do so. 2021-03-19
Greece reports its youngest death from COVID-19. The patient was a 37-day-old infant. 2021-03-8