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BEIJING– Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that humanity should overcome difficulties in solidarity and pursue common development in harmony.

STOCKHOLM — An estimated 300,000 Swedes suffer from an impaired sense of smell due to COVID-19, Swedish national TT News Agency reported on Sunday.

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. state of Alaska reported six deaths and 877 new COVID-19 cases Friday as COVID-19-related hospitalizations hovered in record territory.

UNITED NATIONS – More than 80 countries opposed the interference in China’s internal affairs under the pretext of human rights at the Third Committee of the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Thursday.

RIGA, Latvia — At an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, the government of Latvia adopted a strict lockdown regulation, complete with a night-time curfew, that will be in force between Oct. 21 and Nov. 15, to curb the rapid spread of COVID-19.

JOHANNESBURG -1 A total of 38,800 young people aged 12 to 17 in South Africa had been vaccinated by 4 p.m. local time on Wednesday, the first day of vaccination against COVID-19 for this age group, national Health Department spokesperson Foster Mohale said.

MEXICO CITY — Mexico could reach “the absolute minimum point” of COVID-19 spread next week, following 11 weeks of a sustained decline in new cases, Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Tuesday.

JERUSALEM – The first case of the new COVID-19 Delta variant “AY4.2” was detected in Israel on Tuesday, the country’s Ministry of Health said.

HONG KONG — Chief Executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam left the hospital Tuesday morning after suffering a minor right elbow fracture in a fall at her official residence.

DUBLIN- The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Ireland has jumped by about 45 percent over the last two weeks, putting a huge pressure on the local public healthcare system, reported Irish national radio and television broadcaster RTE on Monday.

WASHINGTON, United States– A new study published on Monday shows testing and isolating positive cases remain important mitigation strategies for universities even with 100 percent of students vaccination rates.

WELLINGTON — New Zealand reported 60 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country’s community outbreak to 2,005.

NEW YORK — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted 160 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia at 17:39:15 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday encouraged change in actions toward sustainable food systems on the occasion of World Food Day, which falls on Oct. 16.

LONDON — Another 43,423 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19 as the country recorded more than 40,000 COVID cases on the fourth consecutive day, according to official figures released Saturday.

HAIKOU — Typhoon Kompasu, the 18th typhoon of this year, made landfall in south China’s island province of Hainan on Wednesday afternoon.

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s COVID-19 ministerial committee on Wednesday recommended the administration of a third COVID-19 vaccine dose for citizens aged 75 and above and who received their second doses at least six months ago, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.

ADDIS ABABA — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,402,139 cases as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.