Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): The global coronavirus cases now have breached the 38 million cases mark, according to the latest update by Johns Hopkins University.
Connecticut [US], October 14 (ANI): High levels of ultraviolent light is "most strongly" associated with reduced Covid-19 growth, says a new study where scientists looked at statistical models of the link between weather and the maximum growth rate of the virus globally.
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Bank approved USD 12 billion to help developing countries purchase novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines and treatments, the organization said in a statement.
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly's late-stage trial of its leading monoclonal antibody treatment for the novel coronavirus has been paused by health regulators over potential safety concerns, CNBC reported.
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The period of the general quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Israel has been extended until October 18, the prime minister and the health minister said in a joint statement.
Madrid [Spain], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Spanish Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed 7,118 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 896,086.
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine by US adults plunged by 11 percentage points in late September from a month earlier, with half of those surveyed saying they would refuse to be vaccinated, a Gallup poll revealed on Tuesday.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], October 13 (ANI): A total of 1,169 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Gujarat on Tuesday, taking the tally of total cases in the state to 1,52,765 cases.
Tehran [Iran], October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry reported 4,108 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the total confirmed number in the country to 508,389.
Geneva [Switzerland], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) believes that safety in research is crucial and is pleased to see developers acting by the rules, the WHO spokesperson told Sputnik regarding Johnson & Johnson suspending its vaccine trials.
Moscow [Russia], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 13,868 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 13,592 on Monday, breaking the daily growth record and taking the cumulative case total to 1,326,178, the country's coronavirus response center said on Tuesday.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Argentina has risen by 9,524 over the past 24 hours to 903,730, the country's Health Ministry has said in a statement.