Thousands of Protestant church members in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said Monday, as the country battles virus clusters linked to religious groups.
Bangladesh reported more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths on Sunday, making the total tally at over 276,000 and total deaths at 3,657, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday delayed New Zealand's looming election by four weeks to October 17 after a renewed coronavirus outbreak hampered campaigning.
Japan's health ministry is urging pharmaceutical companies and research institutes in the country to guard against possible cyberattacks aimed at stealing information on the development of coronavirus vaccines.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe checked into a hospital in Tokyo on Monday for what one of his aide's described as a "health checkup" although rumors have been swirling about Abe's ill health.
