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Highlights: Europe to begin mass Covid-19 vaccination program on Sunday

As countries ramp up their vaccination drive against the coronavirus, the new, more infectious B117 strain that was discovered in Britain has been found in other countries like Italy, The Netherlands and Japan as well.

By hindustantimes.com | Updated: Dec 27, 2020 00:18 IST
Highlights: Europe to begin mass Covid-19 vaccination program on Sunday
Doctors from NMMC and Terna Hospital on door to door mass screening at a Covid-19 containment zone at in Navi Mumbai on Saturday (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ HT Photo)

India logged 23,067 new coronavirus infections and 336 deaths on Friday which took the country's overall caseload to 10,146,845 while the death toll rose to 147,092 as per Johns Hopkins university. The country remains second in the list of most coronavirus infections after the US, whose total confirmed case count stands at 18,755,426 as of Friday.


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The new B117 strain that was discovered in the US a few days back has found itself in other countries as well with the likes of Italy, The Netherlands, France and more recently Japan reporting a patient testing positive for it.


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03:57 PM IST

Global coronavirus cases cross 79.59 million

Global coronavirus cases crossed 79.59 million while the death toll stood at 1,747,803. The US and India are the two nations with the highest infections.

03:53 PM IST

Hungary begins coronavirus vaccinations

Hungary has begun its vaccination drive against the coronavirus with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as per a government official.

03:34 PM IST

Russia's Covid-19 cases cross 3 million

Russia crossed 3 million coronavirus cases after the country recorded 29,258 new infections. 563 new fatalities were also recorded.

02:03 PM IST

Thailand logs 110 new Covid-19 cases

Thailand recorded 110 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's tally to 6,020. The death toll currently stands at 60.

01:54 PM IST

Dharavi records zero coronavirus cases for first time since outbreak

Asia's largest slum, Dharavi, recorded zero coronavirus infections for the first time since the outbreak. State and Central government officials praised the residents of Dharavi for their cooperation in achieving this milestone.

01:34 PM IST

Telangana reports 317 new cases, two deaths

Telangana reported 317 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 2,84,391. The death toll after two new fatalities rose to 1,529.

01:00 PM IST

Russia approves Sputnik-V for people above 60

The Russian government approved the Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine on Saturday after it was tested on this particular age group as per the country's health ministry.

12:47 PM IST

Prepared for Covid-19 vaccination: J&K Lt Governor

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that the union territory administration was prepared to administer the coronavirus vaccine when available to the selected persons.

12:24 PM IST

Tokyo logs record high number of daily cases

The Japanese capital, Tokyo, reported 949 new coronavirus infections, its highest daily record yet, on Saturday.

11:41 AM IST

Germany reports 14,455 new coronavirus infections, 240 deaths

Germany reported 14,455 new Covid-19 cases, taking the country's tally to 1,627,103. The death toll after 240 new fatalities stands at 29,422.

11:40 AM IST

South Korea reports second highest daily tally of new cases

South Korea reported 1,132 new coronavirus infections on Friday taking the country's overall tally to 54,770. The death toll currently stands at 773.

11:36 AM IST

Less than 30,000 cases a day for past 13 days: Health Ministry

The Union Health Ministry said that India has been recording fewer than 30,000 cases per day for the past 13 days and that daily recoveries were outnumbering daily cases for the past 29 days.

11:26 AM IST

India's cumulative recoveries highest in the world: Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that India's cumulative recoveries highest in the world as the country inched closer to 97.5 lakh recoveries. The recovery rate is 95.78% and 2.77% of the overall caseload are active today.

09:50 AM IST

16,71,59,289 samples tested till December 25: ICMR

The ICMR said that 16,71,59,289 have been tested until December 25, of which 8,53,527 were tested yesterday.

09:46 AM IST

India logs 22,273 new coronavirus cases, 251 deaths

India recorded 22,273 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's tally to 10,169,118 including 2,81,667 active cases. 22,274 people have been discharged taking the total number of recoveries to 97,40,108 while the death toll after 251 new fatalities stands at 1,47,343.

First published: Dec 26, 2020 07:21 IST