New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): India begins today a nationwide vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10:30 am via video conferencing.
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday termed India's vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus as the beginning of the end of COVID-19.
Berlin [Germany], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Specialists from Germany's Paul Ehrlich Institute are looking into the deaths of 10 people who passed away soon after having been inoculated against the novel coronavirus disease, Brigitte Keller-Stanislawski, the head of the institute's department
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll reached 205,964 on Wednesday after 1,274 more people died of the novel coronavirus disease in the previous 24 hours.
Mexico City [Mexico], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Some 879 hospitals in Mexico on Wednesday simultaneously began vaccination against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), giving priority to healthcare workers.
Santiago [Chile], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chilean Ministry of Health reported 3,394 new daily cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Wednesday, bringing the country's total caseload to 652,525 amid a resurgence of the virus during the austral summer season.
Madrid [Spain], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), although he has no symptoms.
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): An international expert team from the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to arrive in China on Thursday to conduct joint scientific research with Chinese scientists on the origin of the novel coronavirus, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): Recent work by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital pinpoints critical changes in an enzyme known as DICER, which create a cascade of effects on this microRNAome.
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.
Amsterdam [Netherlands], January 10 (ANI): Wearing cooling vests during a COVID-19 shift ensures that nurses experience less heat during their work, suggests the findings of a novel study.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll reached 202,631 on Saturday after 1,171 more patients died from the novel coronavirus during the past 24 hours, official data said.