Tokyo 2020 Main Operations Centre Chief Nakamura Hidemasa (C) attends a press conference on COVID-19 countermeasures at the Main Press Center of Tokyo 2020 in Tokyo, Japan, July 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)
-- Tokyo's cases exceed 1,000 for 7th consecutive day;
-- Malaysia's parliament convenes on COVID-19 situation, emergency;
-- COVID-19 restrictions extended in Indonesia, Nepal.
HONG KONG, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries on Monday:
TOKYO -- Hosting the Olympics under the fourth COVID-19 state of emergency, Tokyo reported 1,429 new daily COVID-19 infections, exceeding the 1,000-mark for the seventh day in a row, local media reported.
Due to the recent resurgence of COVID-19 infections, the cumulative tally of cases in Tokyo has exceeded 200,000. Moreover, people are highly concerned about the spread of the Delta variant of the virus in Japan, especially with the Olympics underway.
Japan started accepting applications for so-called vaccine passports for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel internationally, local media reported.
People visit the Kelaniya Temple to celebrate the Poya day in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, July 23, 2021. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka has recorded 4,099 deaths from COVID-19 after 45 deaths were reported a day earlier, statistics from the Health Ministry showed.
According to the ministry, 296,516 positive cases had been recorded in the country since the first local patient was detected in March last year while the current active patient count was 24,860.
People are seen onboard a truck to avoid the flood brought by heavy monsoon rains in Rizal Province, the Philippines, July 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
MANILA -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 6,664 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,555,396.
The death toll climbed to 27,247 after 23 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH added.
Photo taken on July 8, 2021 shows a COVID-19 inoculation site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua)
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia reported 303 new domestic COVID-19 cases, a remarkable drop from its peak of 991 cases on June 30, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.
However, the Southeast Asian nation had seen a significant surge in imported cases, the ministry said, adding that the kingdom found 475 imported cases, sharply up from 139 at June's end.
A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Peshawar, Pakistan, July 23, 2021. (Photo by Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan recorded 3,752 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said.
The NCOC, a department leading Pakistan's campaign against the pandemic, said that the country's number of overall cases rose to 1,008,446.
Locals flock to a traditional market for groceries in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, July 24, 2021. (VNA via Xinhua)
HANOI -- Vietnam reported 2,708 new COVID-19 cases between 7 p.m. local time Sunday and 6 a.m. local time Monday, taking the total tally in the country to 101,173, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
The number included 97,421 registered since April 27, when the latest COVID-19 outbreak started in the country.
Local residents line up to receive COVID-19 vaccines on Carey Island of Selangor State, Malaysia, July 25, 2021. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's lower house of parliament convened for a special session to hear the government's explanation on issues related to the ongoing COVID-19 situation and the current state of emergency declared in the country.
A pregnant woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Bhopal, capital of India's Madhya Pradesh state, July 23, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)
NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 31,411,262 as 39,361 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.
Besides, as many as 416 deaths due to the pandemic since Sunday morning took the total death toll to 420,967.
People walk on a street in Sydney, Australia, July 24, 2021. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)
CANBERRA/SYDNEY -- Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared he is "open" to providing further support for businesses amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns.
As Australia's Sydney entered its fifth week of lockdown without an obvious drop in daily cases, the states of Victoria and South Australia are preparing to exit from lockdown by the mid-week.
Aerial photo taken on April 19, 2021 shows a flight carrying the first batch of passengers from Australia after the opening of quarantine-free travel arriving in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Mark Tantrum/Xinhua)
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported three historical cases of COVID-19 in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities, with no new cases in the community.
Pedestrians wearing facial masks walk along a street in Seoul, capital of South Korea, July 9, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)
SEOUL -- South Korea reported 1,318 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 190,166.
The daily caseload was down from 1,487 in the prior day, but it hovered above 1,000 for 20 straight days. The daily average tally for the past week was 1,566.
Members of a clown community hand out free face masks to riders during a "wearing face mask" awareness campaign in Depok, West Java, Indonesia, July 23, 2021. (Photo by Afriadi Hikmal/Xinhua)
JAKARTA -- Indonesia will extend the COVID-19 restrictions for the next eight days to control the transmission of COVID-19, President Joko Widodo said on Sunday.
People queue up to get the second doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 6, 2021. (Xinhua/Sulav Shrestha)
KATHMANDU -- The ongoing lockdown in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley was extended for 10 more days on Sunday till Aug. 4, though most of the restrictive measures have been relaxed in past weeks. ■
