Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Pakistani capital of Islamabad has been facing a continuous rise in dengue fever cases, leading to pressure on the public and private hospitals amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said Tuesday.
Singapore, October 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 2,976 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total tally in the country to 132,205, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a press release.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 12 (ANI/WAM): The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 44,228 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the past 24 hours.
Dispur (Assam) [India], October 12 (ANI): Assam reported 226 new COVID-19 cases and three fatalities in the past 24 hours, as per the state health bulletin on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) has given a recommendation to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for the use of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, for the beneficiaries aged between 2-18 years, the official sources said on Tuesday
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): With protocols in place due to the situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has decided not to invite any guest for the annual Vijayadashmi address by its Sarsanghchalak for the second consecutive year.
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has called for waiver of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and dismantling new trade barriers in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): Pakistan is among the top 10 countries that possess the largest external debt stocks and became eligible for the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, said World Bank report.
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar on Tuesday said that evaluation of COVID -19 vaccine for children is under progress.
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Saudi Gazette, an English-language daily, has lauded India's COVID-19 vaccination programme, the largest in the world and focused on vaccinating the eligible population in the shortest possible time period.
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen concluded her visit to India, which was from October 9 to 11. This was the first visit by a Head of Government to India post COVID-19 pandemic.