BANGKOK - Thailand's Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday (Dec. 29) that the country has detected a total of 739 cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant to date, including 488 overseas arrivals and 251 local infections.
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. city of San Francisco announced the cancellation of the city's annual New Year's Eve fireworks show as holiday gatherings and travel have expedited the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday (Dec. 28) the government will consider providing COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for all people in the country as much as possible in a report by Kyodo News.
WASHINGTON - The lightning spread of the new Omicron variant in the United States has driven daily COVID-19 new cases to a record high of over 510,000 on Monday, Dec. 27.
Argentina reported 20,263 new cases of COVID-19 and 31 more deaths related to the disease in the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said on Monday, Dec. 27.
Indonesia on Tuesday announced its first locally transmitted Omicron case in capital Jakarta, pushing the government to be more vigilant in tracking the spread of the virus.
