While the number of coronavirus cases has been decreasing in the UK, the same is not being observed for the poorer sections of the country. According to the analysis of government data, the number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 people remained higher in the last week of January in the poorer sections of the country rather than the wealthy ones.

Poorer regions of UK struggling to control coronavirus cases: Study

Spain on Friday set a maximum age limit to receive Astrazeneca's coronavirus vaccine. Now the vaccine will only be administered to those aged 55 and below. Spain has joined the growing list of countries who are restricting the vaccine's use.

Spain puts maximum age limit for receiving Astrazeneca vaccine

The police agency of the European Union (EU) has warned travellers against the organised crime gangs trying to sell fake coronavirus vaccines and COVID-negative certificates.

Beware of fake negative coronavirus reports: Europol warns travellers

South Africa welcomed its first batch of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine from the Serum Institute of India (SII) on Monday. President Cyril Ramaphosa, Deputy Vice President David Mabuza, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, Indian High Commissioner to South Africa, Jaideep Sarkar received the first consignment of one million jabs of the vaccine.

South Africa welcomes its first batch of coronavirus vaccine from India

Israel started one of the biggest and most widespread coronavirus vaccines drives nearly a month ago. The vaccine drive may have led to a decrease in the number of coronavirus cases now, studies suggest.

Israel's mass vaccination drive helping in decreasing coronavirus cases: Study

At a time when the vaccination drive against COVID-19 is underway and the active cases have come down to 4,629, the Tamil Nadu government has released the latest list of relaxations, while extending the general lockdown until February 28, 2021.

Tamil Nadu unlock: Colleges, schools to resume from February 08

Taiwan’s government on Saturday reported the island’s first death from COVID-19 since May, as it battles a small and unusual outbreak of locally transmitted cases.

Taiwan reports first COVID-19 death in eight months, from local cluster

When the pizza-sized boxes of the Pfizer vaccine arrived midday Thursday, an hour behind schedule, it set off a race against the clock at Bloomsbury Surgery, a medical clinic in London’s Camden district that has been transformed during the pandemic into a humming vaccination center.

Vaccine rollout gives UK a rare win in battling pandemic

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson penned an open letter to parents, who have "magnificently" handled the hardships of homeschooling amid the coronavirus pandemic, which sent the UK schools into virtual learning last year.

Boris Johnson pens open letter thanking parents for homeschooling children amid pandemic

Team of World Health Organisation experts visited an exhibition that celebrated China's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan. News agency AFP mentioned this to be a 'propaganda' exhibition.

WHO COVID team visits hospital, 'propaganda' exhibition in Wuhan

India added less than 12,000 fresh Covid-19 cases in a day at a time the government is struggling to convince people that the vaccines are safe. India reported 11,666 new cases in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry’s data as of 8 am on Thursday.

India reports 11,666 new cases; recovery rate at 96.94%

The experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) have claimed it is safe to administer the second jab of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine after six weeks. Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, similar to the Pfizer-BioNtech's vaccine, also requires a booster after three to four weeks of the first jab.

Moderna vaccine's second dose should be administered within 6 weeks: WHO

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa called on rich countries for hoarding COVID-19 vaccine doses, to the exclusion of other countries. “Rich countries in the world are holding on to these vaccines and we are saying release the excess vaccines that you’ve ordered and hoarded,” Ramaphosa said.

SA President calls out rich countries for hoarding vaccines

Google has offered its facilities as coronavirus vaccination sites to help in the mass inoculation drive taking place in the United States. The tech giant's chief executive Sundar Pichai announced on Monday that the company will be converting its facilities as a part of the $150 million initiative being run to educate people about the effects of the vaccine, and rid away the rumours around it.

Google to turn company spaces into vaccination centres: Sundar Pichai

The boss of British drugs giant AstraZeneca, which with Oxford University has produced a Covid vaccine, denounced Monday a "me first" approach by some countries to obtaining doses.

AstraZeneca denounces 'me first' approach to Covid jabs

Love in the time of corona: UK couple get married in a COVID ward

Some London locals tipped off the police complaining about a birthday party amid a lockdown in the UK. However, when the police reached the venue, it turned out to be something different.

London: Police raid birthday party to find cardboard-made guests

When the former US President Donald Trump got infected by the deadly coronavirus, he claimed to have tried experimental antibodies, which reportedly worked as a magical cure against the virus.

Germany orders coronavirus drugs that cured Donald Trump

As the coronavirus tears across much of Texas, Dr. Esmaeil Porsa is grappling with one of the most formidable challenges he has faced: The Houston hospital system he operates is running out of vaccines.

New pandemic plight: Hospitals are running out of vaccines

As the world is waiting for its turn to receive the coronavirus vaccine, some people have decided to not wait for their official turn, but in an illegal way. A public health doctor from Texas has been charged with stealing the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

Texas doctor steals vial of coronavirus vaccine; may face jail time

Former US President Donald Trump's old aid Anthony Fauci has now joined hands with the current President Joe Biden and has described the change in bosses as "liberating".

Anthony Fauci describes Joe Biden's leadership as 'liberating', compared to Trump

After administering the coronavirus vaccine in one of the biggest democracies of the world, India has now started exporting the domestically-manufactured vaccine to other parts of the world.

India starts export of coronavirus vaccine to Brazil, Mauritius; Brazil thanks for 'professionalism'

An unusual experiment to prevent nursing home staff members and residents from infection with the coronavirus has succeeded, drugmaker Eli Lilly announced Thursday.

Drug prevents coronavirus infection in nursing homes, maker claims

The Hungarian government said Friday it had reached a deal to buy large quantities of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, even though it has not been approved by the European Union's medicines watchdog.

Hungary procures 'large quantities' of Russian vaccine

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