COVID-19 pandemic
India reports a record 261,500 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 14.78 million.

Sources: Hindustan Times
Sources: Hindustan Times
Nepalese president Bidya Devi Bhandari tests positive for COVID-19 one day after being hospitalized.
Japan reports no deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours for the first time since August 2020.
The number of people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Singapore surpasses 80%.