BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - PARIS The number of confirmed coronavir
Tunisia logs 2,511 new COVID-19 cases ANI | Updated: Jan 22, 2021 07:04 IST
Tunis [Tunisia], January 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisian Health Ministry on Thursday night reported 2,511 new COVID-19cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to 190,884.
The death toll from the virus rose by 68 to 5,989 in the North African country, the ministry said in a statement.
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients reached 2,049, including 410 in intensive care units.
The total number of recoveries has reached 137,460 in the country, it said.
According to the data issued by the ministry, a total of 794,736 lab tests have been carried out in Tunisia so far. (ANI/Xinhua)
Iraq approves use of Chinese, British COVID-19 vaccines; Israel extends lockdown for 10 days Xinhua | Updated: 2021-01-20 09:26 A medical team member wearing a protective suit checks a student s temperature during testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a school in Baghdad, Iraq Dec 14, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
CAIRO - Iraq on Tuesday approved the emergency use of China s Sinopharm and British AstraZeneca vaccines to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, Israel decided to extend nationwide lockdown for 10 days.
The Iraqi Ministry of Health said in a brief statement that the Iraqi National Board for Selection of Drugs (NBSD) approved the emergency use of the two vaccines.
CAIRO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) Iraq on Tuesday approved the emergency use of China's Sinopharm and British AstraZeneca vaccines to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, Israel decided to extend nationwide lockdown for 10 days.