COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to climb in Laos

Mar 22,2022
Laos' COVID-19 tally rose to 156,422 on Tuesday with 2,328 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, while the death toll swelled to 651, according to the Ministry of Health.
1 dead, 8 missing after Indonesian fishing boat capsizes
Mar 22
An Indonesian fisherman was found dead on Monday and eight others went missing after a wooden fishing boat carrying 12 people capsized Sunday evening in the country's waters near Pulau Pasir in the province of East Nusa Tenggara.
5 dead, 4 missing after heavy rains pound Rio de Janeiro state
Mar 22
At least five people were killed and four left missing after heavy rains on Sunday pounded the Brazilian city of Petropolis in southeast Rio de Janeiro state, the Civil Defense agency said on Monday.
Nearly 270,000 child COVID-19 cases reported in U.S. in past month
Mar 22
Nearly 270,000 child COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States in the past four weeks, according to the report published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.
Pakistan reports 303 new COVID-19 cases
Mar 21
Pakistan has reported 303 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday.
India reports 1,549 new COVID-19 cases
Mar 21
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 43,009,390 on Monday, as 1,549 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the health ministry's latest data showed.
Ferry sinks after colliding with cargo vessel in Bangladesh, at least 6 dead
Mar 21
Rescuers have recovered six bodies from a river in Narayanganj district outside Bangladesh's capital Dhaka after a ferry collided with another vessel and capsized on Sunday, a senior official said.