Madrid [Spain], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain will abolish value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of COVID-19 vaccines and tests until the end of 2022, in accordance with the newly-reached European Union agreements, a senior official said Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Noted Hindi poet, journalist and Sahitya Akademi Award winner Manglesh Dabral passed away on Wednesday in Delhi at the age of 72. He suffered a heart attack following coronavirus complications.
Moscow [Russia], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 74 deaths of patients infected with Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 9,645, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Wednesday.
Ottawa [Canada], December 9 (ANI): Canada has approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for people over the age of 16, opening the possibility of Canadians starting to receive it next week.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 9 (ANI): A total of 1,511 new Covid-19 cases and 17 fatalities were reported in Rajasthan on Wednesday, according to the State Health Department.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 9 (ANI): As many as 1,232 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, according to the State Health Department.
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): The cumulative positivity rate of COVID-19 is following a downward trajectory at present, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 6,058 within one day to 592,900, with the death toll adding by 171 to 18,171, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 959 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, bringing the national total to 76,265.
Tehran [Iran], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran reported on Wednesday 10,223 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of cases in the country to 1,072,620 so far.