Kuwait City [Kuwait], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Kuwaiti Health Ministry reported on Wednesday 1,176 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total infections in the country to 303,039.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 26 (ANI): As many as 498 cases of black fungus also known as Mucormycosis have been reported in Indore out of which 15 people have died so far due to the infection, informed Medical and Health Officer, Dr Bhure Singh Setya.
Muscat [Oman], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani health ministry on Wednesday announced 866 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 212,904, the official Oman News Agency reported.
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India] May 26 (ANI): Dozens of bodies belived to be COVID-19 victims have washed up on the banks of Sarayu river in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh on Wednesday evoking shock, anger and concern among the locals.
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI/ThePRTree): Delhi-based NGO, Noble Citizen Foundation initiated a campaign to get immediate access to oxygen concentrators and cylinders for the patients fighting the Coronavirus infection.
Reykjavik [Iceland], May 26 (ANI): Current vaccination programmes alone will have a limited effect in stopping the second wave of COVID infections in the US, according to a study conducted by a team of scientists.
Manila [Philippines], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday 5,310 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,193,976.
Moscow [Russia], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia confirmed 8,373 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5,026,168, the official monitoring and response center said Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): With several cases of Covid-19 infections being reported after partial or full vaccinations, concerns have been raised on the efficacy of vaccination against the mutated variants of the novel coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Soon after the battle for Covid-19 is over, recovered patients are falling prey to mucormycosis in huge numbers, which leads to fungal infection. The Centre declared it as a notifiable disease while 11 states have already declared it as an epidemic.
Tokyo [Japan], May 26 (ANI): Japan's prefecture governors want the state of emergency to be extended as serious coronavirus cases remain high and the medical system is feeling the pinch as the government struggles to ramp up a slow start to its vaccination programme.
Seoul [South Korea], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 707 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 137,682.