Puducherry [India], October 25 (ANI): Residents of Puducherry expressed delight as the Union Territory has allowed the sale of firecrackers at low prices ahead of Diwali, and Papsco, a government agency, has set up shops across the UT to sell the firecrackers at subsidised rates on Monday.
Washington [US], October 25 (ANI): American children ages 5 to 11 may be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines shot by early next month, said US top coronavirus adviser Dr Anthony Fauci.
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): India reported 14,306 new COVID-19 cases and 18,762 in the last 24 hours according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 5,666 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,431,716, according to the health ministry.
Geneva [Switzerland], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic will come to an end when all the countries start using the available health tools effectively, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.
London [UK], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 39,962 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,773,674, according to official figures released Sunday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 24 (ANI): Maharashtra on Sunday reported fewer coronavirus infections at 1,410, as per the state health bulletin.
Moscow [Russia], October 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered a new single-day record of 35,660 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, down from 37,678 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 8,241,643, the federal response centre said on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): As the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive is underway, 102.10 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): More than 106.79 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to States, Union Territories till date, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday.
Canberra [Australia], October 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Australian government has launched the next phase of its coronavirus vaccination campaign as the country continues to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.