Tbilisi [Georgia], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia reported 824 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing its total to 209,462, the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC) said.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 1,470 new COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths on Monday, making the tally at 502,183 and the death toll at 7,312, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): A national plan should be formulated under National Disaster Management Act (NDMA), 2005 and Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 for co-ordination between the centre, states and UTs for quick response to a crisis like a coronavirus in future, the Parliamentar
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): Russia is working with India to jointly produce Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at Dr Reddy's Laboratories for use in India, Russia and other countries, said Nikolay Kudashev, Russian Ambassador to India, on Monday.
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 6,848 within one day to 671,778, with the death toll adding by 205 to 20,085, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
Muscat [Oman], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The first shipment of Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech will be delivered to Oman on Wednesday, the director of the infectious diseases control department of the country's health ministry, Badr bin Saif Al Rawahi, announced on Monday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices witnessed a devastating downturn on Monday after global markets traded with sharp cuts as a fast-spreading new coronavirus strain dampened investor sentiment.
Moscow [Russia], December 21 (ANI): Sputnik V, the world's first COVID-19 vaccine, will be "highly effective" against the new strain of coronavirus found in Europe, said Kirill Dmitriev, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Russian Direct Investment Fund, the company which codeveloped the vaccin
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 21 (ANI): The 13th edition of the TCS World 10K Bengaluru will be held in an app-enabled avatar this year, thus providing an opportunity for enthusiasts from across the globe to participate.
Paris [France], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): A new, more contagious, coronavirus strain could already be circulating in France, although it has not showed up yet in genotype tests results, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said Monday.
Moscow [Russia], December 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered a new single-day record of 29,350 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 28,948 the day before, bringing the total to 2,877,727, the federal response centre said on Monday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 21 (ANI): Odisha has recorded 363 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths on December 20, while 338 patients recovered, the state's health department has said.