Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 181 million

Gulf Today Report

The novel COVID-19 has infected at least 181.45 million people globally and 4,086,690 have died, according to a reputable news agency tally on Tuesday.

The Indian Health Ministry data showed on Tuesday that from 400,000 cases a day in May, daily new infections now stand at 37,566. The South Asian nation's tally stands at 30.31 million, with a death toll of 397,637.

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Indian health ministry officials and experts said on Tuesday that western state of Maharashtra is training thousands of health workers in how to care for children afflicted with coronavirus as a first line of defence against surges involving new variants.

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

Russia on Tuesday reports at least 652 coronavirus fatalities over the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Russia on Tuesday recorded its highest daily death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic as the country grapples with a spike in infections spurred by the highly contagious Delta variant.

At least 652 coronavirus fatalities over the past 24 hours, topping a record that was set in December last year, according to an Russian government official.

Japan has attributed about 14,500 deaths to COVID-19, better than many countries but not as good as some Asian neighbours.

The share of COVID-19 cases caused by the more infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus more than doubled in Germany within a week and is likely to gain more traction over other variants, a senior health official was quoted as saying.

Greece will offer its young people a 150 euro ($180) cash card and a free month of phone data to get their first COVID-19 shot, in a government drive to boost vaccination rates in the build-up to the holidays.

The United States said on Monday it will donate one million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to Paraguay.

Colombia said it will receive a U.S. donation of 2.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Janssen, the pharmaceutical unit of Johnson & Johnson.