India News: India has reported 269 new COVID-19 cases, with the number of active cases declining to 2,556. Three deaths have been reported. The JN.1 sub-variant is not causing an exponential rise in new cases or a surge in hospitalization and mortality. India has witnessed three waves of COVID-19, with the peak incidence of daily new cases and deaths during the delta wave in April-June 2021.
A study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal found that India, along with China and Japan, were the three leading countries in Asia in terms of new cases and deaths in 2019. Cancer has become a more significant public health threat with 94 lakh new cases and 56 lakh deaths in 2019.
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 14 new Covid-19 cases have been detected among flood evacuees in temporary relief centres, with nine in Kelantan and five in Terengganu.