Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala sees 15,058 new Covid cases; 2,740 in Maharashtra
Coronavirus live updates: Kerala logs over 20,000 cases; no fresh death in Delhi. Catch all the live updates here
Andaman and Nicobar detects two new cases
China administers 2.148 bn vaccine shots in total
Vietnam reopens island to tourists
Mizoram reports 541 new cases, 2 deaths
Outbreak in southeast China adds 22 cases
Covid-19 vaccines for children likely next month: NYT
Goa extends curfews, seeks quarantine for Kerala travellers
Chhattisgarh says no new Covid deaths recorded Sunday
All adults in 6 states and UTs get one shot of vaccine
Need deeper cooperation to address global health crisis: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for deeper international cooperation to address global health crisis, and reduce poverty and inequality.
"We need deeper international cooperation to address the global health crisis, reduce poverty and inequality, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and avert climate catastrophe," the top UN official said on Sunday in his video message on the UN Day for South-South Cooperation, which is celebrated globally on September 12 every year.
"The Covid-19 pandemic is the most complex immediate challenge facing our world and it is undermining hard won social, economic and environmental gains," Guterres was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
UK records another 29,173 coronavirus cases
Another 29,173 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,226,276, according to official figures released Sunday.
The country also recorded another 56 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 134,200. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test.
The latest data came as the British Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that coronavirus infection rates have remained level in England but increased in Wales and Scotland.
Indonesia prepares for transition to Covid-19 endemic
After breathing a sigh of relief from the second wave of Covid-19 transmission, Indonesia is now preparing for the transition from pandemic to endemic.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo while monitoring Covid-19 vaccination at a school in the Yogyakarta province on Friday had said that Covid-19 would not go away anytime shortly, reported Xinhua news agency.
"We must prepare for that transition and learn to live together with Covid-19," Widodo had said.
In late June to early August, the Southeast Asian country faced a spike in Covid-19 transmissions triggered by the more contagious Delta variant.
The Covid-19 Task Force recorded that the biggest number of daily cases of 56,757 was recorded on July 15 and the highest death toll of 2,068 happened on July 27.
South Africa to ease lockdown regulations
South Africa would move to Adjusted Alert Level 2 from 3 starting Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.
He said on Sunday night that while the third wave is not yet over, a sustained decline in infections was seen across the country over the last few weeks.
The average number of daily new infections over the last week was 29 per cent lower than the preceding 7 days, and 48 per cent lower than the 7 days before that, Xinhua news agency reported.
"Cabinet has therefore decided that the country should be moved from Adjusted Alert Level 3 and placed on Adjusted Alert Level 2 with effect from tomorrow," he said.
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First Published: Sep 13 2021 | 7:25 AM IST