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Outbreak at missionary school as South Korea reports 437 new Covid-19 cases

Prime Minster Chung Sye-kyun during a virus meeting called for health officials to deal swiftly with the outbreak at the Daejeon school and prevent transmissions from spreading further

Global Covid cases surpass 99 million, US remains worst hit: Johns Hopkins

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 10,654,533, while the country's death toll soared to 153,339

Australia approves Pfizer Covid vaccine; inoculations to begin next month

The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Monday gave provisional approval for people aged 16 and over to use the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez says he's tested positive for Covid

His announcement came shortly after news emerged that he would speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about obtaining doses of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

France confirms 18,436 new Covid cases, tally at 3,053,617; toll at 73,049

Hospital admissions increased by 493 to 26,393, while the number of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) was up by 69 to 2,965

US Covid-19 cases surpass 25 million, toll at 417,538: Johns Hopkins

California reported the largest number of cases among the states, standing at 31,47,735

Russia's Covid-19 cases up 21,127 to 37,19,400; Moscow remains worst-hit

According to the statement, 31,31,760 people have so far recovered, including 22,445 recoveries reported over the past day

Israel reports 3,155 new Covid-19 cases, 66 deaths; tally at 596,733

The death toll from the Covid-19 in Israel reached 4,392 after 66 new fatalities were added, while the number of patients in serious condition increased from 1,171 to 1,181, out of 1,861 hospitalized

Pakistan approves emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Pakistan has authorised the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V, the third anti-Covid-19 vaccine approved by the country against the deadly coronavirus, authorities said on Sunday

PM exhorts youths to defeat 'network of lies, rumours' on Covid vaccination

Addressing NCC cadets, NSS volunteers, and artists, Modi said such organisations have always played their role in dealing with tough times

Civil aviation ministry bats for coronavirus vaccines for aviation staff

Currently, doctors, nurses, and all hospital staff are being administered the Covid-19 vaccines across India

Govt's Co-WIN app to track both Covid-19 vaccine and its recipients

Experts say technologies such as IoT, AI, machine learning and blockchain play a key role in tracking these vaccines and detecting any changes

Coronavirus LIVE: Over 1.6 million vaccinated across the country so far

Coronavirus live updates: India had till Friday vaccinated almost 14 lakh people after starting its inoculation campaign on January 16.

Rioting youth in Dutch village torch Covid testing unit, assault police

Rioting youths protesting on the first night of a Dutch curfew torched a coronavirus testing facility and threw fireworks at police in a Dutch fishing village

World Coronavirus Dispatch: New Zealand sees first community case in months

Hong Kong and Madrid tighten lockdowns, lonely struggle for Paris street artists, Dubai to clamp down on live shows and other pandemic-news across the globe

UK scientists finalising nasal spray that prevents Covid infection

Dr Richard Moakes, the study's lead researcher, told The Sunday Telegraph' that he is confident in the spray's formula to help unlock society from social distancing restrictions and get schools going

Spain's unrelenting coronavirus surge hits mental health of doctors, nurses

The unrelenting increase in infections in Spain following the holiday season is again straining hospitals, threatening the mental health of doctors and nurses

Brazil reports 1,202 new coronavirus deaths, toll surpasses 216,000

Brazil reported 1,202 deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic in the last 24 hours, making Saturday the fifth consecutive day of more than 1,000 deaths, bringing the death toll to 216,445

Russia registers 21,127 Covid cases in past 24 hours, tally at 3,719,400

Russia registered 21,127, Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 20,921 the day before, taking the tally to 3,719,400, the coronavirus response center said on Sunday.

Hong Kong plans to lift lockdown on densely populated area on Monday

Hong Kong plans to lift the Covid-19 lockdown that was imposed on one of its most densely populated districts on Monday, Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung informed on Sunday