Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, May 13
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NEW DELHI -- The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has cleared phase II and III clinical trials of Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine for children from two and 18 years, officials said Thursday.
"The National Regulator of the country, the DCGI, after careful examination, has accepted the recommendation of Subject Expert Committee and accorded permission to conduct the Phase II/III clinical trial of Covaxin (COVID-19 vaccine) in the age group 2 to 18, to its manufacturer Bharat Biotech Ltd on 12.05.2021," reads a statement issued by the federal health ministry. (India-Vaccine-Children)
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SEOUL -- South Korea's state-run think tank on Thursday raised its 2021 growth outlook for the economy to 3.8 percent to reflect the recently-announced positive economic indicators.
The Korea Development Institute (KDI) forecast that the economy would expand 3.8 percent this year, up from a growth forecast of 3.1 percent estimated six months earlier. (South Korea-Growth Outlook)
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NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 23,703,665 on Thursday with 362,727 new cases registered in the past 24 hours, while the death toll swelled to 258,317 with 4,120 deaths since Wednesday morning, the federal health ministry announced Thursday.
There are still 3,710,525 active cases in the country, with an increase of 6,426 cases in the past 24 hours. (India-COVID-19-Cases)
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BANGKOK -- Thailand has reported the highest daily count of COVID-19 new cases Thursday following new prison clusters, according to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
The country reported 4,887 new infections in the last 24 hours, of which 2,835 were discovered in the prison system, and 32 additional fatalities, according to the CCSA. (Thailand-COVID-19-Cases)
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SYDNEY -- A mouse plague tearing through the rural heartland of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has led to its state government vowing to spend 50 million Australian dollars (about 38.65 million U.S. dollars) to tackle the scourge.
Millions of mice have overrun rural towns and farms in the western districts of NSW in recent months, destroying entire crops. Farmers reported catching hundreds of the pests in their homes on a near daily basis. (Australia-Mouse Plague) Enditem
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