Washington [US], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): US citizens will be required to wear masks in public transport, including planes and trains, starting from February 1, according to the new order by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) aimed at preventing further spread of the coronavirus.
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): The cumulative number of coronavirus cases in the United States crossed 25 million on Saturday. The country continues to remain the worst affected due to COVID-19.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 30 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan on Saturday said that there has been a decline in new coronavirus cases in the state and 27 districts have reported less than 15 cases.
Madrid [Spain], January 30 (ANI): Atletico Madrid have announced that midfielder Yannick Carrasco and defender Mario Hermoso have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Tokyo [Japan], January 30 (ANI): Tokyo Olympic organizing committee's President Yoshiro Mori said that holding this year's Olympic Games without spectators is one of the various scenarios due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Algiers [Algeria], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The first phase of the mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus has been launched in Algeria after the country received the first shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, national media reported on Saturday.
Moscow [Russia], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 19,032 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 19,238 the day before, taking the tally to 3,832,080, the coronavirus response center said on Saturday.
Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Vietnamese authorities have approved the use of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine against COVID-19, the government news portal reported on Saturday.
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Pharma giant Serum Institute of India (SII), whose Covishield vaccine has already received restricted emergency use approval by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), has now sought permission to start clinical trials of 'COVOVAX', a COVID-19 vacci
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Easing COVID-19 travel restrictions, Russia on Saturday restored international air traffic on a reciprocal basis with a number of foreign states, including India.
Manila [Philippines], January 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Saturday 2,109 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 523,516.
Seoul [South Korea], January 30 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 458 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 77,850.