Brazil Sees 1,279 New COVID-19 Deaths

SAO PAULO, Jan 31 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported 1,279 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its death toll to 223,945, the Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, 58,462 new cases of COVID-19 were detected, bringing its nationwide tally to 9,176,975. The state of Sao Paulo, the most populated in…

U.S. COVID-19 Cases Surpass 26 Million — Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 26 million yesterday, according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. U.S. COVID-19 case count rose to 26,012,880, with a total of 438,239 deaths, as of 2:22…

Covid-19: First vaccine administered in Bolivia

SANTA CRUZ (Bolivia), Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A nurse on Friday became the first person in Bolivia to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, receiving a shot of Russia’s Sputnik V. Sandra Rios Villarte, 40, sat for her first dose at a public hospital inSanta Cruz, followed by dozens of other…

Covid-19: First Cuban health worker dies from virus

HAVANA, Jan 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba has lost its first health worker due to COVID-19 amid the government’s efforts to contain the sharpest rise in infections since the pandemic began, the country’s Ministry of Public Health reported. “A 49-year-old male doctor from Havana died of COVID-19,” said the ministry, reporting…

US first lady to help reunite migrant kids with parents

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US first lady Jill Biden willparticipate in efforts by her husband’s administration to reunite familiessplit apart by former president Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, the White House said. In line with his campaign promises, President Joe Biden plans to announceon Tuesday “his launch of a…

Covid-19: Mexico leader hopeful worst of his illness over

MEXICO CITY, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres ManuelLopez Obrador said he was hopeful that he was through the worst of hiscoronavirus infection as he reappeared in a video message to the nation. “I still have Covid but the doctors already tell me that the critical phaseis passing,” said…

Five dead in helicopter accident in Cuba: official

HAVANA, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people died in Cuba on Friday when their helicopter crashed on its way from the province of Holguin toGuantanamo in the east of the island, the armed forces ministry announced. The helicopter “crashed against a hill” and “the five people on boarddied,” the ministry…

US military slams Chinese flights over South China Sea but says they posed no threat

USS Theodore Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military said that Chinese military flights in the past week in the South China Sea “at no time” posed any threat to a US Navy aircraft carrier strike group in the region but fit a pattern of destabilising and aggressive behaviour by…

UAE says will cooperate with UN, US on Libya conflict

N, US on Libya conflict UAE Ambassador to UN Lana Nusseibeh UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Arab Emirates, accused this week by the United States of military intervention in Libya’s protracted civil war, stated its readiness to work “closely” with the new US administration for a peaceful…

Covid-19: Vaccines delayed in Europe and elsewhere, adding to shortfalls

PARIS, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shortfalls in COVID-19 vaccine deliveries from US drugmaker Moderna have spread across Europe, as Italy joined France and Switzerland in announcing the company’s shipments for February would miss expectations. Moderna said it had revised short-term delivery guidance for Europe and elsewhere outside the United States based…
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