Santiago [Chile], February 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chilean Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 2,547 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, bringing total confirmed cases to 782,039, as well as 20 deaths in the same period for a total of 19,644.
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): A new study has suggested that a genetic variant associated with reduced coronavirus severity was inherited from Neandertals.
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 16 (ANI): Nepal has resolved legal hurdles to purchase additional Covishield vaccines from India, Nepal's Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi confirmed.
London [UK], February 16 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has backed the call by US President Joe Biden to put pressure on China to release raw data relating to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease.
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 10,029 within one day to 1,233,959, with the death toll rising by 229 to 33,596, Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Moscow [Russia], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 13,233 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest daily increase since October 10, and 17,627 recoveries, the federal response center said Tuesday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday confirmed 22 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 55,540 including 4,598 active cases.
Manila [Philippines], February 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Tuesday 1,391 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 552,246.
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): US Vice President Kamala Harris has discussed the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues during a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, the White House said.
Bogota [Colombia], February 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The first batch of coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Colombia, now the country can start a vaccination campaign, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.
Geneva [Switzerland], February 16 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday (local time) gave emergency use approval (EUA) to two versions of AstraZeneca-Oxford-developed COVID-19 vaccines, allowing these shots to be rolled out globally through COVAX. The vaccines are being produc