London [UK], December 24 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Thursday has banned the entry of passengers travelling from South Africa after a second new variant of the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, allegedly originating from South Africa was found in the country, said the Department of Transport.
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): The ongoing trend of contraction of India's total COVID-19 active cases continues and the active caseload of the country stands at 2,83,849 on Thursday, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 24 (ANI): A total of 574 new COVID-19 cases, 384 discharges and two death were reported in Telangana on Wednesday, as per the state health department.
Berlin [Germany], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany reported 32,195 more COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours on Thursday, bringing the national tally to 1,587,115, according to data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI).
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): India recorded 24,712 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's coronavirus count to 1,01,23,778 on Thursday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Seoul [South Korea], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 985 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 53,533.
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): US-based pharma company Moderna on Wednesday said that it expects its COVID-19 vaccine to be protective against the new mutated coronavirus reported in Britain.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], December 24 (ANI): Mizoram reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 4,156 according to the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) of Mizoram.
London [UK], December 24 (ANI): British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Wednesday said that the new mutated coronavirus variant found in Britain is linked to South Africa in a media briefing.
Mexico City [Mexico], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico reported 11,653 new COVID-19 cases and 816 more deaths on Wednesday, taking the national caseload to 1,350,079 and death toll to 120,311, said the health ministry.
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The US authorities have shipped 15.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines across the United States with up to five million more are slated for delivery before year-end, Gen. Gustave Perna, who is in charge of the distribution campaign, told report
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): More than one million Americans have received the first of the two doses of the coronavirus vaccine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said.