Few people are seen at a popular nightlife area in Tokyo, Japan, May 7, 2021. (Photo by Christopher Jue/Xinhua) Japan extends state of emergency to June 20; Thailand approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use; India's total tally reaches 27.55 mln; Philippines logs 8,748 new cases, total at 1,209,154. HONG KONG, May 28 (Xinhua) The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries:.
A policeman is on duty on the blocked road to Lautoka Hospital, in Lautoka, Fiji, May 6, 2021. (FIJI SUN/Handout via Xinhua) Pakistan confirms 2,724 new cases, vaccination campaign to be expanded; Thailand's COVID-19 deaths hit new daily high; India's tally crosses 27 million; Vietnam reports 80 new local cases. HONG KONG, May 26 (Xinhua) The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries.
A citizen receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac in Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2021. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak) BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the world with some countries bracing for fresh surges of confirmed cases. Yet vaccination worldwide has been picking up as more countries witness the Chinese vaccines showing high efficacy. GLOBAL CASELOADS.
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People take the swab test for COVID-19 in Bangkok, Thailand, May 13, 2021. Thailand has reported the highest daily count of new COVID-19 cases following new prison clusters, complicating the country s fight against its worst coronavirus outbreak so far. A total of 4,887 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, an unusually high number, Ministry of Foreign Affairs official Pensom Lertsithichai said at the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) daily briefing. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
People take the swab test for COVID-19 in Bangkok, Thailand, May 13, 2021. Thailand has reported the highest daily count of new COVID-19 cases following new prison clusters, complicating the country s fight against its worst coronavirus outbreak so far. A total of 4,887 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, an unusually high number, Ministry of Foreign Affairs official Pensom Lertsith