Moscow [Russia], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Patients who have been infected with the coronavirus have a higher risk of contracting tuberculosis, according to new recommendations released by the Russian Health Ministry.
Paris [France], February 7 (ANI): France began distributing the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday as epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet warned the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 -- first identified in the UK - could be dominant in the country by March.
Muscat [Oman], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani health ministry on Sunday announced 633 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number in the sultanate to 135,674, official Oman News Agency reported.
Tehran [Iran], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki announced on Sunday that vaccination against COVID-19 will start on Tuesday, official news agency IRNA reported.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 7 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh reported 73 new COVID-19 cases, 82 discharges and no deaths due to the disease in the last 24 hours.
Helsinki [Finland], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Estonia has received the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine developed by the UK-Swedish AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company along with Oxford University, the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs said on Sunday.
Vatican City [Vatican], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Pope Francis addressed the faithful with the Sunday prayer from the window of the Vatican Apostolic Palace for the first time since late December as Italy began gradually easing coronavirus-related restrictions.
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): With 119 new COVID-19 cases reported in the national capital in the last 24 hours, the cumulative count of people infected with the virus has mounted to 6,36,035, health officials said on Sunday.
Male [Maldives], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The Maldives has vaccinated over 6,000 people against the COVID-19 pandemic in the first six days of its vaccination program, local media citing the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reported here Sunday.
Quito [Ecuador], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador registered 1,703 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 257,115, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.
Moscow [Russia], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 16,048 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 16,627 the day before, taking the tally to 3,967,281, the coronavirus response center said on Sunday.