Jerusalem [Israel], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel has started COVID-19 vaccination for all teachers and other educational workers, the Ministry of Education said Sunday.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 10 (ANI): Rajasthan on Sunday reported 475 new COVID-19 cases, taking the count of people infected with the virus to 3,12,996, according to the state health department.
Brussels [Belgium], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Belgium has recorded a total of 20,038 COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the epidemic, the public health institute Sciensano reported on Sunday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 10 (ANI): After the announcement of a date for the COVID-19 vaccination drive by the Centre, an action plan has been prepared for the successful implementation of the vaccine in the state, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said on Sunday.
Tehran [Iran], January 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Four cases of the mutated coronavirus strain, which was discovered in the United Kingdom last month, have been registered in Iran, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): Poor people who do not have any resources should be given the COVID-19 vaccine first so that they can continue on with their lives, demanded the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday.
Philadelphia [US], January 10 (ANI): An international team of researchers have found that medications to treat high blood pressure do not affect outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
Seoul [South Korea], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 665 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 68,664.
London [UK], January 10 (ANI): A recent study has suggested that smoking is associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 symptoms and smokers are more likely to attend hospital than non-smokers.
Santiago [Chile], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chilean Ministry of Health reported on Saturday that 4,361 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the last 24 hours, the highest daily number since the peak of infection in late June.
Vatican City [Vatican], January 10 (ANI): Pope Francis has said that the Vatican will initiate Covid-19 vaccinations from next week and that he is in line to receive a vaccine dose.
Paris [France], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): France on Saturday reported 20,177 new COVID-19 cases, bringing its accumulative tally to 2,767,312, according to the country's health authorities.