Malaysia reports 2,589 new COVID-19 cases, 43 new deaths

Malaysia recorded 2,589 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours until midnight Monday, bringing the total tally to 2,721,544, according to the health ministry.
New Zealand children aged 5 to 11 to be vaccinated from mid-January
New Zealand government on Tuesday urged parents and caregivers to consider protecting their children aged 5 to 11 against COVID-19 with a child version of vaccination to be unveiled in January next year.
COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Americas triple in 2021
DR. Carissa Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), delivered her final briefing of the year, providing a
Deaths from Philippine typhoon top 200
Philippine national police say the death toll from Typhoon Rai has surpassed 200.
New Zealand detects 9 more cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant at border
New Zealand had detected nine more cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in international arrivals, taking the country's total cases with the variant to 22, according to the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Vaccine bookings open for children aged 5-11 Australian Capital capital
Bookings for children aged between five-11 to get vaccinations in Australia's capital opened on Monday.
Peru confirms first 4 cases of Omicron variant
Peru confirmed the first four cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Minister of Health Hernando Cevallos announced on Sunday.