Berlin [Germany], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany will extend a strict nationwide lockdown until the end of January in a bid to limit the surging spread of the coronavirus, media reported on Monday.
Hambantota [Sri Lanka], January 4 (ANI): England all-rounder Moeen Ali has tested positive for coronavirus following the team's arrival at the Sri Lanka airport in Hambantota, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Monday.
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): In its permission to Serum Institute of India for "manufacture for sale or distribution" of COVID-19 vaccine 'Covishield', the DGCI has said that the second dose should be administered between four to six weeks after the first dose and also noted that the
Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 910 new COVID-19 cases and 24 new deaths on Monday, taking the tally at 516,929 and death toll at 7,650, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 1,741 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Monday, bringing the national total to 120,818.
London [UK], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UK citizen Brian Pinker, 82, became the first person in the world to be administered the coronavirus vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company, the UK National Health Service (NHS) in England said on Monday.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 6,753 within one day to 772,103, with the death toll adding by 177 to 22,911, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): National Institutes of Health researchers have isolated a set of promising, tiny antibodies, or "nanobodies" against SARS-CoV-2 virus that were produced by a llama named Cormac.
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): American singer-songwriter Blake Shelton faced backlash for debuting a song titled 'Minimum Wage' while people in America continue to struggle amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand confirmed Monday a new high of coronavirus infection at 745 cases, mostly domestic ones, official data showed.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 4 (ANI): As India gears up for the world's largest vaccination programme, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said he will take the coronavirus vaccine later as he wants priority groups to get the jab first.
Moscow [Russia], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's coronavirus tally has increased by 23,351 cases over the past 24 hours, the government's coronavirus response center said in an update on Monday.