Moscow [Russia], December 18 (ANI): India will produce about 300 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in 2021, Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 18 (ANI): Telangana on Thursday registered 551 new Covid-19 cases, one death, and 682 recoveries, taking the total number of cases in the state to 2,80,195.
Berlin [Germany], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany has confirmed 33,777 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, with the total count reaching 1,439,938, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], December 18 (ANI): Mizoram recorded nine fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours which pushed the infection tally to 4,094, according to the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Government of Mizoram.
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): India recognised the COVID-19 threat early and pursued a scientific evidence-based approach to combat the situation, said Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, while addressing a virtual event by the Coalition for Disaster Resil
New York [US], December 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Governments across the world should include all migrants and their families in national COVID-19 response and recovery plans, a group of human rights experts from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement.
Tokyo [Japan], December 18 (ANI): Amid the Christmas festivities and the year's biggest shopping season, severe restrictions on trade between China and the rest of the countries have infuriated the retailers and shoppers in Europe and the United States.
Washington [US], December 17 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday reported its highest single-day toll due to COVID-19, with 3,656 deaths and 276,403 new cases, The Hill reported citing Johns Hopkins University.
Paris [France], December 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Jean Castex, who decided to self-isolate as a possible contact case of French President Emmanuel Macron who had tested positive for Covid-19, had a negative test, the BFMTV broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing a source.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,134 new COVID-19 cases and 36 new deaths on Thursday, making the tally at 496,975 and the death toll at 7,192, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Geneva [Switzerland], December 17 (ANI): Launching an emergency response, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will help feed children hit by the Covid-19 crisis in the United Kingdom for the first time in its 70-year history.