India’s COVID-19 deaths rose by more than 4,000 for a second consecutive day on Sunday as calls for a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus mounted. India’s health ministry reported 4,092 fatalities over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 242,362. New cases rose …

Two lions at the Etawah Safari Park in the northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh have tested positive for Covid-19, according to officials at the park. The samples were sent for testing after both the lions were found to have high temperatures. Authorities added that the pair were in stable condition. …

Iraq registered, on Saturday 4608 new cases of Covid-19 to take its total to 1108558, the health ministry said. It reported 39 fatalities to take its coronavirus death toll to 15741. It also reported 6203 recoveries to take its total to 998626. The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to 517. …

Iraq recorded 5763 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 29 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 6289 patients achieved full recovery. The statement added that the cumulative count of vaccine …

The World Health Organization on Friday authorized China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use. “This afternoon, WHO gave emergency use listing to Sinopharm Beijing’s Covid-19 vaccine, making it the sixth vaccine to receive WHO validation for safety, efficacy, and quality,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a news briefing …

Australia will lift a ban on its citizens returning from COVID-ravaged India next week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, as state officials reported that an outbreak in Sydney appeared to be contained. Morrison stood by his decision to impose a biosecurity order last month barring all travel …

Iraq registered, on Monday, more than 3000 new cases and of Covid-19, as well as 3571 recoveries and 94 fatalities in the past 24 hours. The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment said in a statement that, 21403 tests were performed today, The newly recovery cases were distributed as follows: …

Chanting “freedom”, hundreds of people rallied Sunday in Madrid to protest against the mandatory use of facemasks and other restrictions imposed by the Spanish government to contain the coronavirus pandemic. A crowd of clapping and cheering people gathered beneath an enormous yellow and red Spanish flag that stands in the …

China’s vaccine specialist CanSino Biologics Inc has won a patent approval from Beijing for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate Ad5-nCOV, state media reported, citing documents from the country’s intellectual property regulator. It is the first COVID-19 vaccine patent granted by China, state-owned newspaper People’s Daily reported on Sunday. The paper cited …

Lebanon should be locked down for two weeks after a spike in COVID-19 infections, the caretaker government’s health minister was quoted as saying on Monday. “We declare today a state of general alert and we need a brave decision to close (the country) for two weeks,” Hamad Hassan told Voice …

The new coronavirus has so far infected 21,468,279 people and claimed the lives of at least 771,181 others across the world since it first emerged late last year, according to figures released by the Johns Hopkins University. The United Kingdom has imposed a 14-day quarantine for people arriving from France …

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters called on Sunday for a delay to the planned September general election, given an abrupt reappearance of COVID-19 in the country, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to postpone the vote. Last week’s resurgence of the infections in Auckland – after the …

South Korea and the United States will start their annual joint military drills on Tuesday, in what local media said was a two-day delay after a South Korean officer tested positive for the new coronavirus. The drills will start on Tuesday, “considering the COVID-19 situation,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of …

India is ready to mass-produce COVID-19 vaccines when scientists give the go-ahead, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Saturday, also launching a national project to roll out health identities for each citizen. Modi identified health and economic self-reliance as the key priorities for his …

The mayor of the second-largest U.S. city has joined a growing clamor among health experts and politicians for a radical shift in the nation’s coronavirus testing strategy – from an emphasis on the utmost accuracy to a focus on speed and simplicity. The concept envisions mass production and distribution of …

Production of the Russian vaccine for Covid-19 has been launched, the Health Ministry says. It was dubbed ‘Sputnik V’ after the world’s first artificial satellite launched by the USSR but its official name is ‘Gam-COVID-Vak’. The vaccine, which was developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center, has two components that …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and environment registered today, Thursday, 3841 new cases, 2667 recoveries and 53 fatalities of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. The statement indicated that the cases of recovery amounted to 2667 cases, distributed as follows: Baghdad / Al-Rusafa 304 Baghdad / Al-Karkh 520 Medical City …

New Zealand reported 13 new community coronavirus cases on Thursday as the country tackles a fresh outbreak that ended an enviable run of more than 100 days without any locally transmitted infections. The new cluster, which now totals 17 cases, has prompted the country to put its most populous city …

A Brazilian technology institute said on Wednesday it expects to produce a controversial coronavirus Russian vaccine by the second half of 2021, shortly after the state of Parana signed a memorandum of understanding with Moscow. Russia has touted it as the world’s first registered coronavirus vaccine, although experts have also …

Russia’s Ministry of Health has announced that the initial batches of the world’s first registered Covid-19 vaccine will be released within just two weeks, with doctors and teachers being prioritized. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko explained that the first, due to be produced in Russian factories, would be distributed to the …