New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): Phase 2/3 clinical trials for Sputnik V, the first registered Covid-19 vaccine from Russia commenced in India on Tuesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 1 (ANI): At least 100 healthcare workers have died from COVID-19 in Pakistan as concerns grow over lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers in the country's second coronavirus wave.
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The cumulative Covid-19 positivity rate has decreased in India from 7.15 per cent to 6.69 per cent during November 11 to December 1 period, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 2,293 new COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths on Tuesday taking the count to 467,225 and the death toll at 6,675, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Christchurch [Pakistan], December 1 (ANI): The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team is still not allowed to train as the Health Ministry of New Zealand on Tuesday confirmed that there may be three more cases of COVID-19 within the touring contingent.
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The screenings for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have dropped by over 40-45 per cent approximately since April, just around the time the COVID-19 pandemic hit India, as compared to previous years, said a senior doctor on Tuesday, the World AIDS Day.
Tokyo [Japan], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 1,463 to reach 150,464 as of Tuesday evening, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 1 (ANI): As many as 502 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths were reported in Telangana in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): With 31,118 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India's active cases stand at 4,35,603, much below the 5-lakh mark, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Tuesday.
Moscow [Russia], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 26,402 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 26,338 the day before, bringing the total to 2,322,056, the federal response centre said on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): The total number of COVID-19 tests conducted in India crossed the 14-crore mark on Tuesday with 9,69,322 tests conducted on Monday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed.
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 1 (ANI): Pakistan on Tuesday reported 67 COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours as the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 8,091.