Khartoum [Sudan], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudan has been witnessed an increasing number of COVID-19 infections and deaths since early October, igniting concerns over a new wave of the pandemic in the country.
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 997 within one day to 4,234,011, with the death toll adding by 44 to 142,933, the country's Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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.
Hanoi [Vietnam], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 3,221 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 3,211 locally transmitted and 10 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
Manila [Philippines], October 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 7,772 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,713,509.
Houston (Texas) [US], October 16 (ANI): According to a new study, stress that parents have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic has a negative effect on the eating habits of their children.
London [UK], October 16 (ANI): Assessing 2,471 women in the third trimester of their pregnancy, close to their delivery, researchers found "significant differences" for symptomatic covid positive patients including higher rates of gestational diabetes, lower white blood cell counts, and heav
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 16 (ANI): Deputy Representative for UN Women in Afghanistan Alison Davidian has called for gender equality for long-term development and lasting peace in the country.
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): India will have a vaccine capacity of 28 crore doses this month, which includes 22 crore Serum Institute of India's Covishield and 6 crore doses of Bharat Biotech Biotech's Covaxin and production of 60 lakh Zydus Cadila's ZyCoV-D doses are also ready,
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Operating Officer (COO) David Marchick will be visiting India from October 24-26 with an aim to advance DFC investments helping boost global health and expand COVID-19 vaccine production capaci
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.