London [UK], January 11 (ANI): The researchers from University of York have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test vaccines for one of the most neglected tropical diseases 'leishmaniasis'.
Tehran [Iran], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry reported 6,208 daily COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the total count of nationwide infections to 1,292,614.
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 11 (ANI): Israel is ramping up its COVID-19 vaccination drive as all Israelis over the age of 55 will be able to receive the first shot of the vaccine now, announced the country's Health Ministry on Monday.
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): The total number of persons found infected with the mutant UK strain of COVID-19 reached 96 on Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], January 11 (ANI): In order to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections, the district magistrate of East Khasi Hills imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in the district with effect from January 11 to 17.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], January 11 (ANI): With just one fresh COVID-19 case reported in the last 24 hours, Mizoram's count of people infected with the virus has climbed to 4,293.
Havana [Cuba], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba reported three more deaths and a record 388 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported on Sunday.
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): The global tally of Covid-19 infections surpassed 90 million on Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 10 (ANI): Rajasthan on Sunday reported 475 new COVID-19 cases, taking the count of people infected with the virus to 3,12,996, according to the state health department.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 10 (ANI): With the Covid-19 situation worsening in Pakistan, the number of coronavirus infections in Pakistan has crossed the grim milestone of 500,000 cases on Sunday as 2,899 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
Seoul [South Korea], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 665 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 68,664.
Quito [Ecuador], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador surpassed 220,000 cases of COVID-19 after registering 1,201 new infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 220,349, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.