Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 25 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected a total penalty of Rs 77.37 crore (Rs 77,37,41,000) for not wearing masks since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out last year.
Puducherry [India], October 25 (ANI): Residents of Puducherry expressed delight as the Union Territory has allowed the sale of firecrackers at low prices ahead of Diwali, and Papsco, a government agency, has set up shops across the UT to sell the firecrackers at subsidised rates on Monday.
Brasilia [Brazil], October 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 16,853 to 21,697,341 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to prioritize vaccination for health workers in the light of its new paper estimating that 115,000 died from coronavirus between January 2020 and May 2021.
Seoul [South Korea], October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,073 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 344,518.
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed that India has administered 98 crore Covid-19 vaccine jabs to the people till Monday afternoon.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Sri Lankan government, on Saturday said the number of Sri Lankans who had been administered both doses of the Sinopharm vaccine had surpassed the 10 million mark.
Moscow [Russia}, October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered a record number of daily COVID-19 cases in the past day, with a further 33,208 people falling ill since Friday, the coronavirus response centre said on Saturday.