Paris [France], February 22 (ANI): Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said on Monday they had begun a phase 2 trial of their COVID-19 vaccine candidates, and if results are positive, a phase 3 study could start in the second quarter of 2021.
London [UK], February 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Only 24 per cent of people in the United Kingdom think Prime Minister Boris Johnson can safely take England out of its third COVID-19 lockdown, a new poll released ahead of Johnson's much-awaited announcement on a roadmap to normality has shown on Mond
Tokyo [Japan], February 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Tokyo on Monday reported 178 new daily COVID-19 infections, marking the first time the daily tally has dropped below the 200-mark since Nov. 24.
Moscow [Russia], February 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 12,604 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 12,742 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,177,330, the coronavirus response center said on Monday.
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on Monday on the lives lost to the coronavirus pandemic and will hold a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony at sundown together with the First Lady, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris and
Singapore, February 22 (ANI): Recovery in air travel appears to have stagnated. This was one of the findings in a report published earlier this month by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) based on its December data.
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 7,300 within one day to 1,278,653, with the death toll adding by 173 to 34,489, the health ministry said on Sunday.
Kuala Lumpur, [Malaysia], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,297 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the national total to 283,569, the health ministry said.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 327 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths on Sunday, taking the case tally to 543,351 and death toll to 8,349, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 21 (ANI): Nepal has expedited preparations to start inoculating elderly and most vulnerable age groups from next month as it received a batch of COVID-19 vaccines purchased from India.
Muscat [Oman], Feburary 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani Health Ministry on Sunday announced 868 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Sultanate to 139,362, the official Oman News Agency reported.
Dortmund [Germany], February 21 (ANI): Borussia Dortmund have issued an apology after fans breached coronavirus rules to celebrate their derby win over Schalke.