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The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SEOUL -- South Korea reported 49 more cases of COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of 0:00 a.m. Friday local time, raising the total number of infections to 12,306.
The daily caseload stayed between 30 and 60 for the past weeks. Of the new cases, 17 were imported from overseas, lifting the combined figure to 1,396.
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WASHINGTON -- China's economic recovery continued in May with consumer spending, manufacturing and investment all "bouncing back strongly" and the COVID-19 pandemic largely under control, according to a U.S. investment expert.
"When thinking about prospects for the Chinese economy, one of the most important factors is whether the coronavirus remains under control," Andy Rothman, investment strategist at San Francisco-based investment firm Matthews Asia, wrote in an analysis earlier this week.
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BEIJING -- A total of 10.71 million students will sit this year's national college entrance exam in China on July 7 and 8, an increase of 400,000 over last year, the Ministry of Education said Friday.
Wang Hui, an official with the ministry, said the exam will be the largest organized event in the country since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, at a press conference.
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NEW DELHI -- India's federal health ministry on Friday said 336 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 13,586 positive cases, were reported during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 12,573 and total cases to 380,532.
This is the highest single day spike in terms of number of new COVID-19 cases in the country so far.
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BEIJING -- China's electricity consumption, a key barometer of economic activity, rose 4.6 percent in May as the impact of the novel coronavirus waned, data from the National Energy Administration showed Friday.
The data came as a string of other economic indicators also showed signs of a rebound on the back of supporting policies to coordinate growth and COVID-19 containment.
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YANGON -- A total of 23 new imported COVID-19 cases were reported in Myanmar on Friday morning, bringing the total number of infections to 286 in the country, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health and Sports.
The newly confirmed cases are returnees who were under quarantine after their recent arrivals from Thailand and Malaysia.
As of Friday morning, a total of 56,726 samples were tested for COVID-19 and 5,623 patients are being monitored, the ministry's figures said.
