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Greece sees coronavirus rebound after reopening borders to tourists
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], Aug 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece saw another 264 coronavirus cases on Saturday, days after reporting an all-time daily high, according to figures shared by the disease control authority.
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Italy reports over 1,000 coronavirus cases for first time since mid-May
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Italy witnessed the daily coronavirus tally pass the 1,000 mark on Saturday for the first time since mid-May, figures published by the Health Ministry showed.
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Coronavirus death toll reaches 800,000 worldwide: Johns Hopkins
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of coronavirus-related deaths globally reached 800,000 on Saturday, according to figures provided by the US-based Johns Hopkins University.
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Cargo plane crash killed 17 in South Sudan
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A cargo plane carrying cash and goods crashed in South Sudan on Saturday, killing some 17 people, media cited eyewitnesses as saying.
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Lukashenko instructs to take toughest measures to protect Belarus territor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], Aug 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has instructed the military command to take "the most stringent measures" to protect the territorial integrity of the republic in the light of mass anti-government protests.
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Plane with Navalny onboard lands in Berlin: Flight Data Service
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A medical plane with Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny on board has landed at the Berlin airport, according to the Flightradar24 air traffic tracking service.
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Russia conducted over 34.1 million COVID-19 tests
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 22 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 34.1 million tests for COVID-19 have been performed in Russia, with over 220,000 people being monitored, the country's consumer rights and human welfare watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Saturday.
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Venezuela proposes assistance in testing COVID-19 vaccine to Russia
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Aug 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuela has proposed assistance in producing COVID-19 vaccines to Russia, China and Cuba; and also in testing the Russian vaccine, the Venezuelan authorities said.
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Mexico's COVID-19 death toll rises to 59,610
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], August 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Mexico, has risen by 504 to 59,610 within the past 24 hours, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said.
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Argentina rises by 8,159 to 329,043
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], Aug 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Argentina has confirmed 8,159 new cases of the coronavirus across the country within the past 24 hours, with the total number of people infected with COVID-19 having reached 329,043, the national Ministry of Health said.
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FBI probing breach that may have compromised identities of COVID-19 patien
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a data breach that may have exposed the identities of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in the state of South Dakota, the Rapid City Journal reported.
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rises by 30,355 to over 3.53 million
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Aug 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 30,355 to 3,532,330 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
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