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Highlights: Russia reports 14,185 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
According to the Union health ministry, 84,807 beneficiaries were vaccinated with the second dose till 6 pm on Saturday.
India has successfully crossed the eight million mark in terms of the number of beneficiaries vaccinated for Covid-19 by inoculating 80,52,454 healthcare and frontline workers. The administration of the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to those beneficiaries who completed the 28-day period from the receipt of the first dose also began on February 13. According to the Union health ministry, 84,807 beneficiaries were vaccinated with the second dose till 6 pm on Saturday....Read More
The coronavirus caseload of India on Saturday reached 10,892,746 with the addition of 12,143 new cases, 103 deaths and 11,395 new recoveries, as per the data presented by the health ministry.
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Meanwhile, the United States has raised concerns on the World Health Organization's (WHO) investigation of the coronavirus origins in Wuhan. The US National Security Adviser has raised concerns over the possibility of China meddling with the investigation of WHO. China reacted strongly to the US concerns and said the country "should not be pointing fingers" at countries that helped WHO during the Covid-19 pandemic, as reported by Reuters. In Europe, Britain will soon start vaccinating more people as it is near the target of vaccinating over 15 million people in the priority group.
Hong Kong likely to begin Covid-19 vaccination in March
Hong Kong can start vaccinations for Covid-19 in early March if everything goes as planned, the city’s Civil Service Secretary Patrick Nip said, reports Bloomberg.
Serbia donates Covid vaccines to Macedonia
Serbia donated 4,680 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to North Macedonia on Sunday, allowing its southern neighbour to begin inoculations ahead of schedule, reports Reuters.
Japan approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
Japan's Health Ministry said on Sunday it has officially approved Pfizer Inc's Covid-19 vaccine, the first such approval in the country as it steps up efforts to tame a third wave of infections in the run-up to the Summer Olympic Games, reports Reuters.
Odisha logs 73 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Odisha's Covid-19 caseload on Sunday surged to 3,36,174 after 73 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said, reports PTI.
Russia reports 14,185 new Covid-19 cases
Russia reported 14,185 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, including 1,559 in Moscow, taking the national infection tally to 4,071,883 since the pandemic began, reports Reuters.
New Zealand announces 3 day lockdown after 3 Covid-19 cases reported
New Zealand Prime Minsiter Jacinda Ardern on Sunday announced a three-day lockdown in the country's biggest city Auckland, after three new local Covid-19 cases were reported, reports Reuters.
Arunachal reports no new case of Covid-19
Arunachal Pradesh did not report any fresh Covid-19 case on Sunday, a senior health official said, reports PTI.
Brazil reports more than 1,000 daily Covid deaths for fifth day
Brazil registered 1,043 more deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide death toll to 238,532, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday, reports ANI.
Australia: Locked down Victoria records 2 new Covid-19 cases
Australia's second-most populous state, Victoria, reported two new cases of locally transmitted Covid-19 infection on Sunday, day two of a snap lockdown as authorities scrambled to curb the spread of the highly infectious UK variant of the disease, reports Reuters.
India records 12,194 new Covid-19 cases, less than 100 fatalities in 24 hours
India on Sunday reported 12,194 new Covid-19 cases and 92 fatalities. Total recoveries crossed 10.6 million with the active caseload rising to 1.37 lakh, as per the health ministry data.
Maharashtra: Thane logs 279 new Covid cases
Thane has added 279 new cases of coronavirus, raising the infection count in the Maharashtra district to 2,57,391,an official said on Sunday, reports PTI.
EU to fast track variant-modified Covid vaccines approval
The European Union will fast track approvals of coronavirus vaccines adapted to combat mutations, the bloc's Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said in a newspaper interview on Sunday, reports Reuters.
Ethiopia reports 756 new Covid-19 cases
Ethiopia registered 756 new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 145,704, the country's Ministry of Health said Saturday, reports ANI.
New Zealand reports 3 new Covid-19 cases, first since January
New Zealand on Sunday reported three new locally acquired Covid-19 cases, the country's first since late January, when a returned traveller tested positive after leaving quarantine, reports Reuters.
