Paris [France], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of people who were at the frontlines of the COVID-19 response in France last year were awarded the Legion of Honor orders of merit, the French government's official gazette, Journal Officiel, reported on Friday.
New Delhi (India), January 1 (ANI): Ahead of the dry-run for COVID-19 vaccine in the national capital, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday held a review meeting with the Delhi government officials for the preparations of the mock drill, which is scheduled for January 2.
Moscow [Russia], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 27,039 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 27,747 the day before, bringing the total to 3,186,336, the federal response center said on Friday.
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): India's total active caseload continues to exhibit a sustained downward movement and it has significantly dropped to 2.54 lakh (2,54,254) on Friday after 179 days, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of people vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus in Israel has reached more than 950,000, the state's Ministry of Health said on Friday.
Florida [US], January 1 (ANI): Florida on Friday reported its first case of the new coronavirus strain that was discovered in the United Kingdom (UK), making it the third US state to report the virus variant.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 1 (ANI): As the country awaits a Coronavirus vaccine, the Maharashtra Health Department will conduct a dry run tomorrow in four districts of the state to ensure effective preparedness for its rollout.
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): Footballers from around the world on Friday extended New Year greetings to their fans, with some even acknowledging how 2020 was a "strange" year due to the coronavirus pandemic and wished everyone "good health".
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 1 (ANI): A total of 461 new COVID-19 cases, 617 discharges and three deaths were reported in Telangana on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): India reported as many as 20,036 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the country to 1,02,86,710, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Friday.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], January 1 (ANI): Mizoram has registered 12 new cases of novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases here to 4,216, the state's Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) informed on Friday.
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 1 (ANI): A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reassures potential allergic reactions to new COVID-19 vaccines and stresses that people with food or medication allergies can safely be vaccinated.