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A total of four people from Tamil Nadu have tested positive for the UK coronavirus strain as per the state heath secretary.

Indonesia will begin its nationwide coronavirus mass vaccination programme on Jan. 13, the country's health minister said. President Joko Widodo will be administered the first shot.

France is widening its Covid-19 vaccination rollout to firefighters and aid workers aged over 50 after making a slow start to its inoculation campaign, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Tuesday.

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said that exports of the coronavirus vaccines were permitted to all countries.

Russia reported 24,246 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's total caseload to 3,284,384. 518 new fatalities pushed the death toll to 59,506.

Mexico’s health regulator Cofepris has approved the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said.

South Korea reported 715 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's tally to 64,979. The death toll after 28 new fatalities stands at 1,007.

The Union Health Ministry said that the total number of people in India that are infected with the new coronavirus strain currently stands at 58.

Moderna, on Monday, said that Israel's health ministry has authorized the use of its coronavirus vaccine and that the deliveries were to begin in January after the country secured 6 million doses.

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that the idea of changing the authorized dosing or schedules of Covid-19 vaccines was premature and not supported by the available data.

Thailand reported 527 new coronavirus infections taking the country's tally to 8,966.

Panama will receive its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech, totaling 40,000 doses, later this month, Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes said.

India recorded 16,375 fresh coronavirus infections taking the country's overall caseload to 10,356,844 including 2,31,036. 29,091 new discharges took the total number of discharges to 99,75,958 while the death toll after 201 new fatalities stands at 1,49,850.

The coronavirus vaccination dry run in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh will begin at 10 am as per Additional Chief Secretary(Health) Amit Mohan. "It'll help us to identify gaps in preparation & take corrective steps so that everything is conducted smoothly when actual vaccination is done," he said.

China recorded 33 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's tally to 87,183 with a death toll of 4,634.