Hyderabad: The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 7,97,67,036 and killed over 17,49,956 people across the world. More than 5,61,56,490 people have recovered so far.
The US is the worst-hit nation with cases more than 1,91,11,326 and fatalities over 3,37,066.
The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday.
The U.S. is the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because of a new variant of the coronavirus that is spreading in Britain and elsewhere.
President Donald Trump’s sudden demand for $2,000 checks for most Americans was swiftly rejected by House Republicans as his haphazard actions have thrown a massive COVID relief and government funding bill into chaos.
After tossing a grenade that threatens to blow up a massive COVID relief and government funding bill and force a government shutdown in the midst of a pandemic, President Donald Trump spent his Christmas Eve golfing in Florida.
Canada has received the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine from Moderna just one day after the government's approval, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. On Wednesday, the national agency Health Canada authorised the use of the Moderna vaccine against the COVID-19 virus in the country's immunisation campaign.
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