Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government on Monday extended the ongoing COVID-induced curfew in the state till July 20. This comes amid a huge tourist influx in the state raising the concern over the increase in the COVID-19 infection.
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): The R-value for COVID-19, which denotes the speed at which the infection is spreading, has gone up for the country, researchers at the Chennai-based Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc) have said.
Manila [Philippines], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday 5,204 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,478,061.
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): According to a new study, aspirin can reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events such as ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction (MI - heart attack) in patients with pneumonia.
Santiago [Chile], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile recorded on Sunday 2,330 new COVID-19 infections and 110 more deaths in one day, to a total of 1,587,478 cases and 33,877 deaths.
Brussels [Belgium], July 12 (ANI): A 90-year-old Belgian woman, who was infected with both the Alpha and Beta variants of coronavirus at the same time died due to a double variant infection, the medical researchers confirmed on Saturday.
Ankara [Turkey], July 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday confirmed 5,261 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total tally of infections to 5,481,555, according to its health ministry.
Quetta [Pakistan], July 12 (ANI): An infant in Quetta hospital lost his life on Sunday due to medical negligence at a hospital that was without doctors and nursing staff.
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Sunday refuted rumours of infighting in the party's state unit and said some leaders are frustrated and they are narrating it in their own way.
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): In its lowest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases this year, Delhi has reported 53 new infections in the last 24 hours.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 11 (ANI): Bangladesh coronavirus situation continues to worsen as the daily caseload hit a new high again on Sunday as the country registered 11,874 infections and 230 COVID-19 fatalities in the last 24 hours.