Panama City [Panama] December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Panama's government has approved the emergency use of the vaccine produced by US company Pfizer and German company BioNTech, the delivery of the first batch is expected in the first quarter of 2021, the country's Health Ministry said.
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): With 26,382 new Covid-19 infections and 387 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the total cases in India reached 99,32,548, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday.
Seoul [South Korea], December 16 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,078 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 45,442.
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Over 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia have signed up for the coronavirus vaccination on the opening day of vaccination registration, the Saudi Health Ministry said.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], December 16 (ANI): Mizoram reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4,080 according to the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) of Mizoram.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): Around 23,000 people including frontline workers have been identified for coronavirus vaccination in the first phase in Gorakhpur, said Chief Medical Officer of Gorakhpur District Hospital Dr Shrikant Tiwari.
New York [China], December 16 (ANI): China, which has arrested several journalists for their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, is the world's worst jailer for the second year in a row, according to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent press freedom advocacy
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 16 (ANI): With COVID-19 protocols in place, revered Hindu shrine Pashupatinath Temple re-opened for devotees from Wednesday morning, the Pashupati Area Development Trust confirmed.
Sindh [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): As coronavirus cases continue to surge in Pakistan, the caseload in Sindh's prisons has spiked from 31 to 112 in 10 days.
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday violated the stated mask policy at Children's National Hospital as she removed her mask to read a holiday book to children.