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North Korea announced 21 new "fever" deaths Saturday and said more than half a million people had been sickened nationwide, two days after confirming its first-ever cases of Covid-19.

COVID cases surging in India, Health Minister Maleque warns travellers

Chinese health authorities reported nearly 3,400 Covid-19 cases on Sunday, double the previous day, forcing lockdowns on virus hotspots as the country contends with its gravest outbreak in two years.

The Cambodian Ministry of Health on Friday reported 366 new Covid-19 cases, 26 of which were imported and all were confirmed to be the Omicron variant.

Myanmar reported 3,058 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the tally in the country to 559,314, according to a release from the Ministry of Health.

Cambodia has called on people to reduce large scale gatherings on Valentine's Day that falls on Monday (Feb 14), in order to curb the spread of Covid-19, as the number of Covid-19 Omicron variant cases continued to rise.

Indonesia will tighten social restrictions in Jakarta and Bali, as well as in two other cities on Java island, in a bid to contain a spike in coronavirus infections, a senior cabinet minister said on Monday.

Indonesia on Saturday confirmed 11,588 new Covid-19 cases, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the archipelago.

The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 5,434 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 2,861,119.

Laos has recorded 1,272 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with five new deaths confirmed on Friday, reports Laotian Times.