Malaysia reports 5,143 new COVID-19 infections, 53 new deaths

Malaysia reported another 5,143 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 2,551,452, according to the health ministry.
UK raises threat level after Liverpool taxi blast
Britain raised its terrorism threat level on Monday after a deadly explosion in a taxi was declared a terrorist incident.
India, Malaysia open up borders
India is fully reopening to overseas visitors after the country started accepting travelers on chartered flights last month.
New Zealand reports 222 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
New Zealand reported 222 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's community outbreak to 5,973.
Bangladesh holds first public exams for school students amid pandemic
In the first public exams in nearly 20 months since outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, around 2.2 million students began Sunday this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams in Bangladesh.
India reports 10,229 new COVID-19 cases with active infections lowest in 17 months
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 34,447,536 on Monday as 10,229 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry's latest data.
COVID-19 restrictions in Laos to remain in force indefinitely
As the number of the COVID-19 cases keep rising in Laos, the government has announced an extension of COVID-19 restrictive measures until further notice.Deputy Head ............