Brasilia [Brazil], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll rose to 190,488 on Friday after 482 more patients died from the virus in the previous 24 hours.
Tripoli [Libya], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The National Center for Disease Control of Libya on Friday reported 461 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national count to 97,653.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 26 (ANI): A total of nine more returnees from the United Kingdom, who arrived in Telangana after December 9 tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, taking the tally of coronavirus cases among the returnees to 16.
Paris [France], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): France has registered the first case of the new strain of the coronavirus that had been firstly detected in the United Kingdom, French media reported.
Geneva [Switzerland], December 26 (ANI): The new strain of the coronavirus has been detected in eight European countries, the regional director of WHO Europe said, adding that World Health Organisation (WHO) is continuing to monitor the situation.
Moscow [Russia], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow has registered 77 deaths of patients infected with COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the Russian capital's death toll to 10,840, the city's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Friday.
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 26 (ANI): Senior BJP leader and former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh Shanta Kumar and his family tested positive for COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Christmas brought good news for India whose overall COVID-19 recovery rate improved to 95.77 per cent on Friday, with Mumbai's Dharavi, one of the worst affected areas in the country, reporting no positive cases, for the first time since the spread of
New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): As the novel coronavirus has dampened the festivities of most festivals this year, Christmas was no exception as the festival witnessed more digital celebrations on its Eve.
Berlin [Germany], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): One of the leaders of the German movement -- Covid-19 dissidents -- against the coronavirus restrictive measures (Querdenken) Michael Ballweg called on his associates to take a pause in protest activity and not hold large demonstrations until spri
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 25 (ANI): A four-year-old girl child, who has recently returned here from the United Kingdom has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, informed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Friday.