Moscow [Russia], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 19,138 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 17,741 the day before, taking the tally to 3,793,810, the coronavirus response center said on Thursday.
Manila [The Philippines], January 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Thursday reported 1,169 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total tally to 519,575.
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): With a consistent rise in cumulative recoveries of coronavirus, India's recovery rate has reached nearly 97 per cent, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Thursday, while adding that it is one of the highest globally.
Johannesburg [South Africa], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): There is no need to cover the coffins of people who died of COVID-19 in plastic wraps or mark them with biohazard stickers prior to burial, the South African Department of Health said.
Imphal (Manipur) [India], January 28 (ANI): After a gap of ten months, schools and colleges in Manipur reopened from Wednesday with several COVID-19 safety procedures in place.
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): As Bahrain on Thursday received a consignment of 10,800 'Made in India' coronavirus vaccines, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the delivery of the vaccines is a testimony of long-standing fraternal ties between the two countries.
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): A consignment containing 5,00,000 doses of 'Made in India' coronavirus vaccine reached Colombo, Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Mexico City [Mexico], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard, who is working from home due to having contact with coronavirus-positive President Manuel Lopez Obrador, announced on Thursday that his second PRC test returned negative.
Manila [The Philippines], January 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the emergency use of the vaccine against the coronavirus developed by the AstraZeneca company, media reported on Thursday.
New York [US], January 28 (ANI): The tests conducted on two different variants of the coronavirus show that one of the two monoclonal antibodies in Regeneron's cocktail therapy can neutralize both, despite the mutations, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has meant more time at home for everyone. While people have turned to cooking, reading, among other activities to deal with the health crisis, which brings a fresh supply of stress every day, the use of social media apps has
Viena [Austria], January 28 (ANI): Holocaust survivors in Austria and Slovakia received the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday on the Holocaust Day of Remembrance.