Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: India, Thailand report highest daily cases, Sri Lanka faces shortage of AstraZeneca vaccines

The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries on Friday:

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka is facing a severe shortage of AstraZeneca vaccines due to a ban on vaccine exports imposed by the Indian government amid a rise in COVID-19 infections, local media reported.

JAKARTA  — The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,363 within one day to 1,594,722, with the death toll adding by 123 to 43,196, the Health Ministry said.MANILA  — The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported on  10,726 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 914,971.

The death toll climbed to 15,738 after 145 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said.

SUVA  — More than 50,000 people in Fiji have received the AstraZeneca vaccine and the next batch of 24,000 more doses from the COVAX facility…