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  • Russia registers 27,039 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-01-01 09:49:17 GMT - Russia - World - SN:13 - ID:8734924

    MOSCOW, Jan 1st (MENA) - Russia has registered 27,039 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 3,186,336, Sputnik news agency reported Friday. Over the past 24 hours, 27,039 coronavirus cases were confirmed in 85 regions, ....

  • WHO: 81,475,053 coronavirus infections registered worldwide in 2020

    Date: 2021-01-01 09:35:58 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:12 - ID:8734889

    GENEVA, Jan 1 (MENA) - The total number of coronavirus cases across the world registered 81,475,053 in 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The number has increased by more than 692,000 over the past day, RT channel reported Friday, ....

  • Finland extends suspension of flights from UK until January 11

    Date: 2021-01-01 09:12:13 GMT - Finland - World - SN:11 - ID:8734890

    HELSINKI, Jan 1 (MENA) - Finnish authorities have decided to extend the suspension of flights from the United Kingdom until January 11 over fears of a new coronavirus mutation discovered in the UK, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency ....

  • Coronavirus: 753 new cases reported in Kazakhstan over past day

    Date: 2021-01-01 08:27:16 GMT - Kazakhstan - World - SN:10 - ID:8734834

    NUR-SULTAN, Jan 1st (MENA) - Kazakhstan has added 753 new COVID-19 cases over the past day, bringing its total caseload to 155,473, Kazinform reported on Friday. The death toll in the country reached 2,293 since the beginning of the pandemic, ....

  • Thailand reports 279 more Covid-19 cases, two deaths in past 24 hours

    Date: 2021-01-01 08:14:56 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:9 - ID:8734833

    BANGKOK, Jan 1st (MENA) - Thailand reported 279 new COVID-19 infections and two deaths amid worries the trend will continue as more people are travelling during the New Year holiday, The Bangkok Post reported Friday. Of the 279 new cases, 257 ....

  • New virus cases in S.Korea rise above 1,000 again

    Date: 2021-01-01 06:57:54 GMT - south korea - World - SN:8 - ID:8734748

    SEOUL, Jan 1st (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases rose above 1,000 again Friday as health authorities are expected to extend the current social distancing rules amid no signs of the winter wave of the virus abating, Yonhap News ....

  • Pakistan reports 2,463 fresh infections, 71 deaths

    Date: 2021-01-01 06:55:27 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:7 - ID:8734747

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 1st (MENA) - The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan jumped to 482,178, after 2,463 fresh infections were registered over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center said on Friday. The country recorded ....

  • India registers 20,036 new coronavirus infections, 256 deaths

    Date: 2021-01-01 06:33:55 GMT - India - World - SN:6 - ID:8734746

    NEW DELHI, Jan 1st (MENA) - India reported 20,036 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, taking the country's total caseload to 10,286,710, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The ministry added that 256 fatalities were ....

  • Russia's RDIF continues to work with Hungary on approval of coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V

    Date: 2020-12-31 21:11:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:56 - ID:8734663

    MOSCOW, Dec 31 (MENA) - The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) told Sputnik on Thursday it continued to work with Hungarian regulators on the approval of coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, and is ready to supply the vaccine in the required amount in ....

  • Ontario finance minister resigns after tropical vacation

    Date: 2020-12-31 19:39:13 GMT - Canada - World - SN:53 - ID:8734644

    ONTARIO, Dec 31 (MENA) - The finance minister for Canada's most populous province resigned Thursday after going on a Caribbean vacation during the pandemic and seemingly trying to hide the fact by sending social media posts showing him in a sweater ....

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