Islamabad [Pakistan], January 29 (ANI): Pakistan's active COVID-19 cases crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time since July 2020, when the country recorded 7,963 new cases, local news reported citing National Command and Operation Centre's (NCOC) data on Saturday.
Beijing [China], January 29 (ANI): The Chinese mainland on Friday recorded 37 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, local media reported citing the National Health Commission said Saturday.
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], January 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by record 269,968 to more than 25 million within the past 24 hours, the National Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
Moscow [Russia] January 28 (ANI): Chinese scientists have identified the new NeoCov coronavirus strain in bats in South Africa and the possible risks from the strain require further research and assessment, reported Sputnik.
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI): With the rising sale of self-testing kits in Delhi, private labs are witnessing lesser people approaching them for RT-PCR tests.
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): A new study has detected that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect a person for more than 200 days in an atypical case.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 28 (ANI): Pakistan reported the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started in 2020, reaching the total coronavirus cases tally to 1,402,070 so far, local media reported on Friday.
Beijing [China], January 28 (ANI): As China is set to host Winter Olympics on Friday next week, the organizing committee for the games informed that 12 cases of COVID-19 have been detected within the past 24 hours among those arriving for the event.
Beijing [China], January 28 (ANI): The Chinese mainland recorded 39 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, local media reported citing National Health Commission on Friday.
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): A new study has found that the combination of remdesivir plus a highly concentrated solution of antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 is not more effective than remdesivir alone for treating adults hospitalised with COVID-19.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 28 (ANI): The makers of Alia Bhatt-starrer 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' have finally announced the new release date after the film was delayed multiple times due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.