Ankara [Turkey], November 12 (ANI): Brazil's health regulator Anvisa on Wednesday (local time) announced the resumption of clinical trials of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine.
New York [US], November 12 (ANI): Researchers have developed two strategies, if used together and followed closely could reduce coronavirus transmission by transmission by an amount comparable to that of a strict lockdown, while maintaining economic activity.
Moscow [Russia], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 71 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 7,573, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Wednesday.
Bern [Switzerland], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland has allotted additional 100 million Swiss francs (USD 109 million) for its fund earmarked to be spent on the purchase of coronavirus vaccines, the government said in a press release on Wednesday.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 1,904,820, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Wednesday.
Tehran [Iran], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran on Wednesday registered 462 deaths related to COVID-19 and 11,780 new cases, both the highest daily figure since the outbreak of the disease in the country.
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 11 (ANI): As Pakistan is witnessing a sudden surge in coronavirus case, authorities on Wednesday issued fresh restrictions limiting all public gatherings to 500 people, including cultural, political, religious, entertainment and civic gatherings.
Texas [US], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Texas has become the first US state to reach a milestone of over a million coronavirus cases, Johns Hopkins University data showed on Wednesday.
Bogota [Colombia], November 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 infections in Colombia has reached 1,156,675, with 7,612 new cases registered in a 24-hour span, Colombian health authorities said Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday said that "India has scaled an unprecedented peak as the active COVID-19 cases have dropped below the 5-lakh mark for the first time after 106 days".
Yangon [Myanmar], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 1,266 more COVID-19 confirmed cases on Tuesday, bringing the country's tally to 63,241, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Sports.