Santiago [Chile], January 18 (ANI/Xinhua): New cases of COVID-19 in Chile have increased 58 percent in the last two weeks, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.
Paris [France], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 patients in France has exceeded 2.9 million, according to the country's public health agency Sante Publique.
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): To discuss the future course of COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the government officials likely to hold a meeting with representatives of pharmaceutical industries and other stakeholders on Monday.
Panaji (Goa) [India], January 18 (ANI): Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik, who is undergoing treatment at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) following a road accident, is doing well and his general condition is much better, an official said on Sunday.
Brasilia [Brazil], January 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) on Sunday approved the use of two vaccines against the coronavirus disease, developed by companies AstraZeneca and Sinovac.
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], January 17 (ANI): The Brazil National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) declined the request to approve the Russian-developed Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 for emergency use in Brazil.
Imphal (Manipur) [India], January 17 (ANI): Manipur reported 21 new COVID-19 cases and 58 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Sunday.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 17 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh reported 31 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday taking the total number of cases in the state to 56,943, according to the state health department.
Doha [Qatar], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari health ministry on Sunday announced 188 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 147,277, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 17 (ANI): Rajasthan reported 261 new COVID-19 cases, 496 recoveries and 1 death on Sunday taking the total number of cases in the state to 3,15,181, according to the state health department.
Minsk [Belarus], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Belarus reported 1,924 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking its total to 225,461, according to the country's health ministry.
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry held a meeting with all States and UTs on Sunday for a review of progress on the second day of the nationwide vaccination drive and asked them to "identify bottlenecks and plan corrective actions."