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Ukraine records 11,000 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2020-12-25 08:25:17 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:9 - ID:8725914
KIEV, Dec 25 (MENA) - Some 11,035 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov has said. The new infections include 484 children and 388 health workers, Ukrinform news ....
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India confirms 23,068 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours
Date: 2020-12-25 08:14:58 GMT - India - World - SN:8 - ID:8725876
NEW DELHI, Dec 25 (MENA) - India reported 23,068 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours, taking the coronavirus infection tally to 10,146,846, The Indian Express paper reported on Friday. As many as 336 new virus-related deaths were registered in the ....
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Pakistan reports 2,152 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours
Date: 2020-12-25 08:12:31 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:7 - ID:8725875
ISLAMABAD, Dec 25 (MENA) - A total of 2,152 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Pakistan the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 467,222, Geo News channel reported Friday. With 85 new deaths, the country's coronavirus death toll ....
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S. Korea's virus cases hit all-time high after registering 1,241 new infections
Date: 2020-12-25 06:21:22 GMT - south korea - World - SN:2 - ID:8725811
SEOUL, Dec 25 (MENA) - South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases hit a new record high on Friday, despite the most stringent social distancing rules to contain the winter wave of the virus, Yonhap News Agency reported. The country reported 1,241 ....
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New COVID variant reaches Germany from UK
Date: 2020-12-24 20:31:13 GMT - Germany - World - SN:46 - ID:8725731
BERLIN, Dec 24 (MENA) - German authorities on Thursday confirmed the presence of the new coronavirus variant on German soil, adding to fears that the it could start spreading beyond the UK and South Africa, Deutsche Welle reported. A woman who ....
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28 Taliban militants killed, 18 wounded by Afghan forces
Date: 2020-12-24 08:36:31 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:8724557
KABUL, Dec 24 (MENA) - At least 28 Taliban militants were killed and further 18 were wounded during a battle with Afghan National Army (ANA) in southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar, said the Ministry of Interior in a statement Thursday. The ....
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California surpasses 2 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, more than all but a few countries Eric Levenson
Date: 2020-12-24 08:22:47 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:8724538
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (MENA) - Over two million people in California have tested positive for Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, more cases than in all but a handful of countries, the CNN reported. The state's grim new ....
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S. Korea signs deals to purchase vaccines from Janssen, Pfizer
Date: 2020-12-24 07:39:49 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8724518
SEOUL, Dec 24 (MENA) - South Korea has signed deals with Johnson & Johnson's Janssen and Pfizer to purchase COVID-19 vaccines, with a goal of starting vaccinations in the second quarter of 2021, Yonhap quoted health authorities as saying ....
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Singapore's first case of new Covid-19 strain a student from UK
Date: 2020-12-24 07:19:03 GMT - Singapore - World - SN:8 - ID:8724481
SINGAPORE, Dec 24 (MENA) - One case of a new coronavirus strain reported in the United Kingdom to be potentially more contagious has been detected here, said the Singaporean Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (December 23), The Star ....
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Oxford vaccine: Jab rollout could start next month – UK minister
Date: 2020-12-23 20:55:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:62 - ID:8724327
LONDON, Dec 23 (MENA) – UK Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said GPs could begin the rollout of the second vaccine from January 11, starting with people over the age of 80, if the jab is approved by the end of the year, Express reported. Her ....