New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Delhi reported 249 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases across the national capital to 6,34,773 on Friday.
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 29 (ANI): Nepal has re-opened its border with India after keeping it closed for months due to COVID-19 pandemic but the Indians will need permission to cross the border via land, according to the Nepal Home Ministry.
Tripoli [Libya], January 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The National Centre for Disease Control of Libya on Thursday reported 715 new COVID-19 cases, taking the national count to 116,779.
Karachi [Pakistan], January 29 (ANI): Former Pakistan women's skipper Sana Mir on Friday confirmed that she has recovered from coronavirus. Sana had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.
Manila [Philippines], January 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported 1,849 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 521,413.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand confirmed 802 new cases of coronavirus infection with Samut Sakhon province still reporting hundreds of cases daily, Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said Friday.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 29 (ANI): The COVID-19 vaccination drive kicked off in Sri Lanka on Friday, a day after India's gift of 5 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine reached the island nation.
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday lauded the Central government for its "timely decision", during the onging COVID-19 pandemic, "that saved the lives of lakhs of citizens" and pointed out that the number of new coronavirus cases was going down rapidl
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): India reported 18,855 new COVID-19 cases, 20,746 discharges and 163 deaths in last 24 hours, as per Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Friday.
Paris [France], January 29 (ANI/Xinhua): France's Public Health Agency said on Thursday that it has registered 23,770 new COVID-19 infections and 348 deaths in hospital.
Brasilia [Brazil], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Brazil has increased by 61,811 within the past 24 hours and reached 9,058,687, the Ministry of Health said.
Maryland [US], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus vaccine developed by the US company Novavax has demonstrated 89.3 per cent efficacy during the phase 3 trials conducted in the United Kingdom, the company said in a statement.