Berlin [Germany], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain earlier this month seems to have been present in Germany since November, German national daily Die Welt said Monday.
Paris [France], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Three French soldiers were killed on Monday when their armoured vehicle hit an explosive device during an operation in the Hombori region in Mali, the French presidency said.
Bogota [Colombia], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia reported 9,310 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 1,603,807, health authorities said on Monday.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina registered 7,216 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,590,513, the country's ministry of health said.
Seoul [South Korea], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,046 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 58,725.
Brasilia [Brazil], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil registered 20,548 new COVID-19 cases in the past day, taking the national count to 7,504,833, the country's health ministry said Monday.
Yangon [Myanmar], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has increased to 122,534 as of Monday with 648 new infections, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,854 within one day to 719,219, with the death toll adding by 215 to 21,452, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
Manila [Philippines], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has risen to 470,650 after 766 new cases were reported on Monday.
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were killed and three others wounded in three separate targeted attacks in Afghanistan on Monday, authorities confirmed.
Santiago [Chile], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported 1,711 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 600,105, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.