Latest COVID-19 development around the world

Iran reported 2,346 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number in the country to 126,949 since the outbreak in late February. Meanwhile, 64 patients died in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 7,183.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the country has gotten closer to the containment of the novel coronavirus epidemic.

Lebanon's number of COVID-19 infections increased on Wednesday by seven to 961, while death toll remained unchanged at 26. Lebanon started its re-opening at the beginning of the week.

Turkey will ease existing 14-day quarantine restrictions for citizens coming from abroad at student dorms Wednesday. All returning citizens will now be asked to conduct 14-day home isolation following checks at airports.

The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan have increased by 39 to reach 16,433. Meanwhile, the death toll from the virus stands at 797. Japan is mulling the lift of state of emergency declarations for three prefectures including Osaka and Kyoto.

The Philippines recorded 279 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus Wednesday, the highest daily increase in nine days, and five additional deaths. Total deaths has reached 842, while infections have risen to 13,221.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia totaled 7,009 after 31 new cases were reported, its Health Ministry said on Wednesday; 5,706 patients or 81.4 percent of all cases have recovered while 114 have died.

Cambodia has lifted a ban on entry of visitors from Iran, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and U.S. that had been put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

Singapore announced that it will gradually allow travelers to transit through its Changi Airport starting June 2 as the country is set to start easing coronavirus curbs on the same date.

Also in India, domestic air travel will resume on May 25 after a two-month shutdown imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus, the aviation minister said Wednesday.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Germany increased by 797 within one day to 176,007, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced on Wednesday. COVID-19 deaths increased by 83 to 8,090 on Wednesday in the country, the tally showed.

The Netherlands reported 33 new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, as 198 more people tested positive for the coronavirus. So far, 44,447 people have been diagnosed as infected with the virus, of whom 5,748 have died.

In Sweden, 88 more new deaths have been recorded, bringing the country's total death toll to 3,831.

Ukraine's government decided to ease nationwide lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic from May 22 with hotels allowed to reopen and public transport to resume.

(With input from agencies)