Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 21 (ANI): Kerala reported 4,069 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and with the new cases, the number of active cases stands at 58,932.
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E on Monday received emergency use authorisation from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for the 12 to 18 age group.
Hong Kong, February 21 (ANI): Hong Kong is witnessing a surge in the number of COVID cases as the country reported 7,533 cases on Monday and 13 deaths, including an 11-month-old child.
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): As India reports a high number of Omicron BA.2 cases, a top Health Expert has said it is not a cause of concern because it will not lead to another COVID-19 surge in the country.
Kongens Lyngby [Denmark], February 21 (ANI): With the pandemic increasing people's dependence on their phones for information, one major backlash has been the spread of misinformation regarding vaccines. WHO has named vaccine hesitancy one of the greatest threats to global health. Nonetheles
Beijing [China], February 21 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 induced slowdown, the Chinese economy faces twin challenges of the shrinking job market and an ageing population, according to a report.
Hanoi [Vietnam], February 21 (ANI): China has suspended trade through the border gate in Vietnam's Lao Cai Province after COVID-19 cases emerged on its side, leaving hundreds of container trucks stranded.
Manila [Philippines], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,427 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,653,526.
Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia registered 309 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, the lowest since Jan. 3, bringing the national tally to 462,406, the country's health ministry said Monday.
Hong Kong, February 21 (ANI): Almost 90 per cent of the COVID-19 fatalities caused by the fifth wave of the pandemic occurred among unvaccinated patients, reported local media citing Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP).
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): Pakistan recorded 1,360 new COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths in the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday.