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Cambodia tightens measures at borders with Thailand to prevent COVID-19 sp
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Nigeria], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Cambodian government on Sunday asked local authorities to strengthen safety measures along the border after neighbouring Thailand reported more than 500 cases of COVID-19 in its Samut Sakhon province.
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At least 11 injured in tanker explosion in Nigeria
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 11 people were injured after a tanker loaded with diesel exploded in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub on Saturday, said local police.
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Mexico reports 12,129 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Mexico reported 12,129 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 627 relevant deaths on Saturday, bringing the national caseload to 1,313,675 and death toll to 117,876, said the health ministry.
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France records 17,565 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France] December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): France's health authorities on Saturday reported 17,565 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 2,460,555.
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Greece reports 901 new COVID-19 cases, 58 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Athens [Greece], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Greece reported 901 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national total to 130,485, authorities announced on Saturday.
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New restrictions rolled out as 30 new cases added to Australia's COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's biggest city Sydney reintroduced stricter restrictions on Sunday as confirmed cases related to a local COVID -19 clusters continued to grow.
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Colombia reports record daily new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia saw a daily high of COVID-19 infections Saturday with 13,990 new cases reported in the past 24 hours, said health authorities.
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5.1-magnitude quake hits 244 km SE of Katsuura, Japan - USGS
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 244 km SE of Katsuura, Japan at 0154 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
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Curfew imposed in Thailand's pandemic-hit province near Bangkok
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A curfew has been declared throughout Thailand's pandemic-hit Samut Sakhon province near Bangkok starting Saturday in the face of a spread of COVID-19 which has infected 548 people so far.
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Argentine president highlights official aid plans mitigating pandemic effe
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentine President Alberto Fernandez on Saturday highlighted multiple official aid plans set to mitigate the social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Brazil's COVID-19 deaths exceed 186,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll rose to 186,356 on Saturday after 706 more patients died in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health.
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Canada's confirmed Covid-19 cases surpass 500,000
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada's COVID-19 cases surpassed 500,000, reaching 500,242 on Saturday (local times), with 14,128 deaths, while the vaccine rollout is underway in the country, according to CTV.
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