Santiago [Chile], July 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile on Friday reported 4,086 new cases of COVID-19 and 221 more deaths in 24 hours, raising the accumulated caseload to 1,562,613 and the pandemic death toll to 32,809.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 2 (ANI): As many as 858 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths have been reported in Telangana in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Friday.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 2 (ANI): Haryana reported 76 new COVID-19 cases, 148 recoveries and 15 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Friday.
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The union health ministry on Friday approved the vaccination of pregnant women against COVID-19 based on recommendations from the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI).
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 2 (ANI): Nepal's caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday claimed that the country will receive a "sufficient" amount of COVID-19 vaccines for inoculation by the "day after tomorrow".
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 6,982 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national total to 765,949, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): A decision on the approval of Zydus Cadila's COVID-19 vaccine Zydus Cov-D is expected soon, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) of the NITI Aayog said on Friday, adding that the data and evaluation would determine the outcome.
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Niti Aayog member, health, Dr VK Paul on Friday cautioned that the second wave of COVID-19 is not over yet even though India is seeing a decline in the number of fresh cases.
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia recorded 25,830 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours on Friday, a fresh record of the daily spike, bringing the total tally to 2,228,938, the Health Ministry said.
Canberra [Australia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Former Australian Prime Minister (PM) Malcolm Turnbull has described the country's coronavirus vaccine rollout as a "failure of public administration."
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): To support and enhance the supply of oxygen in the national capital, the leading natural beauty care company Lotus Herbals Pvt. Ltd. has collaborated with Jeewan Hospital to install a state-of-the-art Oxygen Generator Plant.
Moscow [Russia], July 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 23,218 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 23,543 the day before, bringing the total to 5,561,360, the federal response center said on Friday.