Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 20 (ANI): All healthcare and front-line warriors must take COVID-19 vaccination to prevent the outbreak of the second wave of coronavirus in Karnataka, said state Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday.
Tokyo [Japan], February 20 (ANI): Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday has expressed concern about China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China seas in G7 talks, reported NHK World.
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 12,953 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 13,433 the day before, taking the overall tally to 4,151,984, the coronavirus response center said on Saturday.
Manila [Philippines], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Saturday 2,240 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 559,288.
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): India's total active COVID-19 caseload was pegged at 1,43,127 on Saturday as some states -- Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh -- have seen an upsurge in daily new cases, informed Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in a state
Accra [Ghana], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Ghana has recorded 556 COVID-19 cases in 139 schools since their reopening last month, Director General of the Ghana Health Service Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said Friday.
Tokyo [Japan], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The AstraZeneca company is going to produce in Japan doses of the coronavirus vaccine enough for 40 million people, the executive director of the Japanese department of the firm said.
Seoul [South Korea], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 446 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 86,574.
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): As many as 13,993 new COVID-19 cases and 101 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Saturday.
Karachi [Pakistan], February 20 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday confirmed that a player from a franchise featuring in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 has been tested positive for COVID-19.
Addis Ababa [Africa], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): African countries have reported 3,799,029 COVID-19 cases as of Friday evening, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Brasilia [Brazil], Feburary 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 51,050 new COVID-19 infections and 1,308 deaths from the disease in the past 24 hours, raising the national counts to 10,081,676 and 244,765 respectively, the Health Ministry said Friday.