Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 29 (ANI): Amid global concern over the new United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 strain, one more UK returnee tested positive, taking the number of returnees testing positive to 21 in Telangana, state's Director Public Health said on Monday.
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Monday informed that he has tested positive for Covid-19.
Brasilia [Brazil], December 28 (ANI): Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Sunday, his office said in a statement.
Amman [Jordan], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The first two positive tests for a new coronavirus strain linked to the UK have been confirmed in Jordan, the country's health minister, Natheer Obeidat, told the Petra news agency on Sunday.
Ulan Bator [Mongolia], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia reported 39 more COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours after 14,646 tests had been conducted across the country, the National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said Sunday.
Melbourne [Australia], December 27 (ANI): Australia skipper Tim Paine on Sunday became the fastest wicket-keeper to record 150 dismissals in Test cricket.
Ankara [Turkey], December 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey's health ministry has registered 15,118 new positive tests for COVID-19 on Saturday, the lowest single-day increase since mid-November.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 25 (ANI): A four-year-old girl child, who has recently returned here from the United Kingdom has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, informed Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Friday.
London [UK], December 25 (ANI): Fulham on Thursday said that manager Scott Parker will not be in the dugout during the club's Premier League match against Southampton as he is self-isolating himself after a member of his household tested positive for coronavirus.
Centurion [South Africa], December 24 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday confirmed that the entire Proteas squad returned negative results from the COVID-19 tests that were conducted earlier today.
Thimphu [Bhutan], December 24 (ANI): India on Thursday handed over a consignment of RT-PCR COVID-19 test kits for 20,000 tests to Bhutan to fight the pandemic.
Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 24 (ANI): An Anglo-Indian woman, who returned from the United Kingdom to Delhi and later reached Andhra Pradesh by a special train after escaping from an isolation centre in the national capital has tested positive for COVID-19.