Hyderabad: The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 7,38,33,280 and killed over 16,42,222 people across the world. More than 5,18,41,150 people have recovered so far.
The US is the worst-hit nation with cases more than 1,69,42,980 and fatalities over 3,08,091.
Coronavirus vaccinations may not reach a quarter of the world's population until 2022, according to researchers who reported on Tuesday. Half of all planned doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been bought up by high-income countries such as the US, Japan, and Australia. Citing a report by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, it reported that these "rich countries" have pre-ordered close to 7.5 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines, enough to vaccinate 3.76 billion people.
Australian researchers called for people with serious mental illness to be given priority access to Covid-19 vaccines when they become available, according to a statement released Wednesday.
Panama's government has approved the emergency use of the vaccine produced by US company Pfizer and German company BioNTech, the delivery of the first batch is expected in the first quarter of 2021, the country's Health Ministry said.
The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the start of registration for the coronavirus vaccine, starting from Wednesday, for all citizens and expatriates in the country. They can register, through the ministry's mobile application of Sehhaty (My Health).
