TOKYO -- Japan on Thursday confirmed 474 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's cumulative total to 80,592, not including infections related to a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama near Tokyo earlier in the year.

A group of experts on virus prevention advising the health ministry said Thursday that while the nation had seen new infections mark a downward trajectory of late, with cases in the seven days through Sept. 22 totaling 3,287, dropping from 3,731 recorded in the previous week, Japan could see a resurgence in infections.(Japan-COVID-19)

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YANGON -- The death toll from COVID-19 in Myanmar rose to 150, with 17 newly reported deaths on Thursday night, according to a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.

A total of 517 confirmed cases were also reported in the country on Thursday night, the release said.(Myanmar-COVID-19)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday stressed the need for regional countries' cooperation to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Qureshi was addressing a meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Council of Ministers via video link. SAARC comprises eight member states which are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.(Pakistan-SAARC-COVID-19)

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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday told United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that Japan will continue to cooperate with the UN and the international community to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a 20-minute teleconference, Guterres said he appreciated Japan's commitment and resolve as part of the international community's efforts in fighting the global pandemic, foreign ministry officials here said.(Japan-UN-COVID-19)

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NEW DELHI -- Chief Minister of Indian capital city New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said the second wave of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has already peaked in the city and in coming days it will witness a decline in cases.

"From July 1 to Aug. 17, cases were in control. We noticed that cases were increased and daily cases reached 4,500 on Sept. 17 and are now coming down. So experts are believing that the second wave of coronavirus which had hit Delhi is now on the peak and its intensity will be less in the coming days," Kejriwal was quoted by a local news agency as having said.(India-COVID-19) Enditem

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