BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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BANGKOK -- Thailand on Monday confirmed 187 new COVID-19 cases and two more fatalities, according to the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).

Among them, 177 were domestic infections, while the other 10 were imported cases, CCSA spokeswoman Apisamai Srirangsan told a daily briefing.

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ISTANBUL -- Turkey received on Monday 6.5 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines produced by the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac.

A Turkish Airlines cargo plane loaded with the vaccines landed at Istanbul Airport early in the morning from China's capital Beijing.

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TOKYO -- The Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday reported 618 new COVID-19 infections in the capital, according to preliminary figures as of 3:00 p.m. local time (0600 GMT).

The latest figure marks the first time since Dec. 28 last year that the daily tally in the city of 14 million has dropped below the 700-mark.

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SYDNEY -- Planned protests opposing Australia's national day risk breaching COVID-19 regulations and could result in fines and arrests, New South Wales State officials warned on Monday.

Held on the anniversary of European settlers' arrival in Sydney Harbour, January 26, 1788, Australia Day has become increasingly divisive in past years with some saying it overlooks the continent's long history of indigenous occupation.

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LOS ANGELES -- A person living in Placer County of the U.S. state of California died hours after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, local authorities said Saturday, adding that an investigation is underway.

Placer County Public Health and the Placer County Sheriff-Coroner Division were recently notified of the death of an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 in late December, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said on its official Facebook page. Enditem

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