New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): A petition has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Delhi government and Director General Prisons to defer the surrendering of prisoners above 65 years and prisoners suffering from comorbid medical conditions.
Ankara [Turkey], February 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey is ready to register and start the production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in case of improved results of its toxicological tests, Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said.
Moscow [Russia], February 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) said on Wednesday that the benefits of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine outweigh the potential risks.
London [UK], February 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 13,013 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,985,161, according to official figures released Wednesday.
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): American singer-songwriter Halsey, who recently announced that she is expecting a baby with boyfriend and screenwriter Alev Aydin, revealed that she 'spiraled' at the start of the pandemic.
London [UK], February 10 (ANI): Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has received his first Covid-19 vaccination shot, along with his wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, a Clarence House spokesman said on Wednesday.
Brussels [Belgium], February 10 (ANI): President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that Europe was late to authorise COVID-19 vaccines and too optimistic on mass production.
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): After the World Health Organization said there is no evidence of coronavirus circulation in any animal species in China, the United States has refused to accept the latest findings by the global health body and said it will independently verify the results
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency use authorization to a monoclonal antibody cocktail made by pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly for treating coronavirus patients at high risk of developing severe COVID-19.
Geneva [Switzerland], February 10 (ANI): The number of new COVID-19 cases reported across the world have declined, for the fourth week in a row, as per the data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday (local time) announced that coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which was first identified in the United Kingdom on September 20, has been reported in 86 countries.