Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 11 (ANI): A total of 24.19 per cent of Punjab's population has been infected by COVID-19, as per the second Sero-Survey conducted in 12 districts across the state.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,884 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths on Friday, bringing the tally to 487,849 and death toll to 6,986, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 11 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh reported 520 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the number of active COVID-19 cases in the state to 5,236 on Friday.
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin pledged on Friday that the country would start COVID-19 vaccination at the end of the week and authorities would not miss the deadline.
Manila [The Philippines], Dec 11 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a 9 billion dollar vaccine initiative -- the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX) -- offering rapid and equitable support to its developing members as they procure and deliver effective and safe
Tbilisi [Georgia], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia reported 4,146 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing its total to 183,099, the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health said.
Sindh [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho on Friday slammed the Imran Khan-led federal government for not taking provinces into confidence about the coronavirus vaccination timeline.
Auckland [New Zealand], December 11 (ANI): Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq feels his players were "unlucky" to have contracted the coronavirus during their stay in Christchurch and said that the quarantine protocols breaches were "unintentional".
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 11 (ANI): As the Coronavirus crisis in Pakistan continues to worsen, Pakistan on Friday reported 50 more deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours taking the overall toll to 8,653.
Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 28,585 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 27,927 the day before, bringing the total to 2,597,711, the federal response center said on Friday.
Manila [The Philippines], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 1,504 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection on Friday, bringing the total number in the country to 447,039.