CDC: COVID subvariants BA.4, BA.5 make up 70% of new cases in US

Infections with Omicron subvariant BA.4 or BA.5 are now estimated to account for 70 percent of new cases in the United States.
Panama confirms first case of monkeypox
Panama has confirmed its first case of monkeypox, in a 30-year-old man who is currently receiving medical attention, Minister of Health Luis Sucre announced Tuesday.
S.Korea reports 19,371 new COVID-19 cases
South Korea reported 19,371 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,433,359, the health authorities said Wednesday.
Malaysia reports 2,932 new COVID-19 infections, 3 new deaths
Malaysia reported 2,932 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 4,578,741, according to the Health Ministry.
25 killed in rain-related accidents in Pakistan's Balochistan
Twenty-five people were killed in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the director-general of the provincial disaster management authority (PDMA) said on Tuesday.
Peru's monkeypox cases climb to 15

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Death toll in India's Manipur massive landslide rises to 48