Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 29 (ANI): In addition to the Chhattisgarh health department, the staff of urban bodies and teachers should also be engaged in the COVID-19 vaccination drive for motivating people to get vaccinated, said Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): As India reported 62,714 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hours, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 1,19,71,624.
Hanoi [Vietnam], March 28 (ANI): Vietnam has remained an outlier to China's fanfare COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy campaign in Southeast Asia as either a rejection of Beijing's vaccine diplomacy or a brewing geopolitical game-changer, according to a report published in Nikkei Asia.
Lahore [Pakistan], March 28 (ANI): Pakistan will become the first men's international cricket side to play in Zimbabwe in the post-Covid-19 era when they announced the schedule of their two-Test and three T20I series.
Tokyo [Japan], March 28 (ANI/Sputnik): People in Japan will be given a choice of a coronavirus vaccine, a senior official in charge of the vaccination campaign, Fumiaki Kobayashi, said Sunday.
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): India has registered a significant achievement in its fight against COVID-19 by crossing six crore vaccination on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday informed that six states -- Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh -- account for 79.57 pc of new COVID cases.
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday informed that more than 5.94 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered toll 8 pm.
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 27 (ANI): The heads of five UN organisations have called for maritime and air transport workers to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination, given their key role in supporting global trade and mobility which is essential for a sustainable socio-economic recovery.
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): Pune-based Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Saturday informed that the trials for 'Covovax', a vaccine developed by Novavax, have begun in India, and added that he is hoping the vaccine launch will take place by September this year.
Lahore [Pakistan], March 27 (ANI): Pakistan U-19 cricket team will tour Bangladesh next month to play a four-day and five 50-over matches against the side that won the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa last year.