Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): Pfizer and Moderna are testing their coronavirus vaccines to see if they work against the new mutated version of the virus that's recently been found in the United Kingdom and other countries, CNN reported.
Moscow [Russia], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 28,776 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from a record 29,350 the day before, bringing the total to 2,906,503, the federal response center said on Tuesday.
Mexico City [Mexico], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico reported 5,370 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 396 relevant deaths on Monday, bringing the national caseload to 1,325,915 and death toll to 118,598, said the health ministry.
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five countries have suspended flights from South Africa after a coronavirus variant was recently discovered in the country.
Brussels [Belgium], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Belgium on Tuesday reported 981 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing its national tally to 626,911, the public health institute Sciensano reported.
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): The government on Tuesday invited bids to sell its entire 63.75 per cent stake in Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to a private investor.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 22 (ANI): Telangana reported 617 new COVID-19 cases, 635 discharges and three deaths on Monday, as per the state health department.
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Amid rising concerns over the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus in the UK, five out of 266 passengers and crew members of a London to Delhi flight have tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Tuesday.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], December 22 (ANI): Mizoram has registered nine new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4,133, informed the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) of Mizoram on Tuesday.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], December 22 (ANI):In the wake of a new strain of coronavirus emerging in UK, passengers have to get themselves tested for COVID-19 at the Amritsar airport.
Seoul [South Korea], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea has reported 869 more cases of COVID-19, raising the total number of infections to 51,460 as of Tuesday noon.