In a finding, the associated press assessed an audio recording about a meeting held between WHO and Chinese officials, the said meeting took place in January 2020 weeks after the COVID-19 Pandemic hit China. This audio exposed that China regardless of being the epicenter for the virus kept the world and UN nations into darkness about the Coronavirus.

WHO recordings show China delayed releasing coronavirus information

According to the latest sero-survey, the Indian capital New Delhi is now moving towards herd immunity from #COVID19, with about 50-60% of the people in one district having developed antibodies.

India: Delhi heading towards herd immunity against coronavirus

As COVID-19 took hold over the past year, hospitals and nursing homes used and reused scarce protective equipment — masks, gloves, gowns. This desperate frugality helped prevent the airborne transfer of the virus.

With all eyes on Covid-19, drug-resistant infections crept in

Colombia’s defence minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo has died from viral pneumonia related to Covid-19, the government said on Tuesday. Also read | Now, China makes absurd claims on coronavirus origin “The death of Carlos Holmes fills me with pain,” a visibly moved President Ivan Duque said.

Colombia's Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo dies from Covid-19 at age 69

Sweden will ban breeding of mink in 2021 to prevent the risk of mutations of the coronavirus spreading to humans. The decision comes in the backdrop of neighbour Denmark slaughtering its entire herd of around 17 million mink in November after hundreds of farms suffered outbreaks of coronavirus and authorities found mutated strains of the virus among people.

Sweden to ban mink breeding

People testing positive for the new British variant of the coronavirus are more likely to report coughing, sore throat or fatigue as symptoms of COVID-19, but are less likely to lose their sense of taste or smell, a British survey has found.

UK COVID variant sufferers cough more, but smell less affected: Survey

Weeks after other Latin American countries began inoculating their citizens against coronavirus, Brazil finally administered its first shot on Jan. 17 using China`s Sinovac Biotech Ltd vaccine.

How Brazil missed its chance to secure COVID-19 vaccines

COVAXIN - The vaccine developed by India’s Bharat Biotech along with the National Institute of Virology is likely to work against the UK variant of the virus, a study claims.

India's COVAXIN offers protection against UK variant of coronavirus: Study

The Himalayan nation of Nepal launched its largest immunisation campaign on Wednesday with its first coronavirus vaccinations for medical workers, following a gift of one million doses from giant neighbour India.

Nepal kicks off coronavirus inoculations with Indian vaccine

China has begun using anal swabs to test people at high risk of contracting the novel coronavirus. Doctors in China say the said way can be more effective in detecting the virus.

China deploys anal swabs to test for coronavirus

President Joe Biden signed executive orders Tuesday to end Justice Department contracts with private prisons and increase the government’s enforcement of a law meant to combat discrimination in the housing market, part of the new administration’s continued focus on racial equity.

Biden moves to end justice contracts with private prisons

The vaccine wars have come to Europe. For months now, wealthy countries have been clearing the world’s shelves of coronavirus vaccines, leaving poorer nations with little hope of exiting the pandemic in 2021.

‘Solidarity is failing:’ EU and UK fight over scarce vaccines

The Serum Institute of India (SII) will supply Saudi Arabia with 3 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses priced at $5.25 each in about a week on behalf of the British drugmaker, its chief executive told Reuters on Monday.

Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India

The US has detected the first case of a new coronavirus variant which was first discovered in Brazil, according to authorities. The case was detected in the state of Minnesota, Xinhua news agency reported.

US detects 1st case of Brazilian coronavirus variant

India has extended its vaccination drive to foreign missions based in the country. The Ministry of External Affairs sent the offer to the mission, requesting them to respond to the offer by the 29th of January.

India extends vaccination drive to foreign missions

The Netherlands has begun its first nationwide curfew since World War 2 and protests against the new curfew have degenerated into clashes with police in some parts of the country.

Dutch police clash with anti-lockdown rioters in two cities

People who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 could still spread the virus to others, England's deputy chief medical officer has claimed. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam urged vaccinated people to follow restrictions, further saying that scientists ''don't yet know the impact of the vaccine on transmission".

Vaccinated people may also spread COVID-19: England's deputy chief medical officer

Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador, who has been criticized for his handling of his country's pandemic, said on Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild.

Mexico's President Lopez Obrador tests positive for Covid-19, says symptoms are mild

Samuel L. Jackson is the latest celebrity to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Recently, Samuel L. Jackson took to his Instagram account to let his followers know that he had been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Samuel L Jackson receives COVID-19 vaccination

In monopolizing the supply of vaccines against COVID-19, wealthy nations are threatening more than a humanitarian catastrophe: The resulting economic devastation will hit affluent countries nearly as hard as those in the developing world.

If poor countries go unvaccinated, a study says, rich ones will pay

Actor Kenneth Branagh is set to essay the role of Boris Johnson in a new TV drama charting the UK prime minister's handling of coronavirus pandemic. The Tenet actor will play U.

Kenneth Branagh to essay the role of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in limited series about the pandemic

The Netherlands on Saturday began its first nationwide curfew since World War 2. In addition, the country has banned flights from South Africa and Britain, where new variants of the coronavirus had emerged.

Netherlands begins flight ban, first curfew since World War II

Airbus said on Sunday about 500 of its staff had gone into quarantine after 21 workers at its aircraft factory in Hamburg tested positive for the new coronavirus.

About 500 Airbus staff under quarantine after Hamburg COVID-19 outbreak

India's COVID-19 caseload has gone up to 1,06,54,533 with 14,849 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,03,16,786, according to the health ministry.

COVID-19: India records 14,849 fresh cases, 155 more fatalities

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