Lebanon to get first vaccines in February: ministry
Lebanon will receive its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines in February from Pfizer-BioNTech, the health ministry said Sunday.
Fauci: US Covid outbreak may worsen after holidays
Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci warned Sunday the worst of the pandemic may be yet to come, driving the country to a "critical point" as holiday travel spreads the coronavirus.
India's COVID-19 tally rises to 10,207,871
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,207,871 on Monday, as 20,021 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, the latest data from the federal health ministry showed.
SAfrica counts more than one million virus cases
South Africa has become the first African nation to record one million coronavirus cases, according to new data published by the country's health ministry on Sunday. 
S. Korea confirms 1st COVID-19 variant infections from entrants from Britain
South Korea's health authorities said on Monday that it detected the country's first cases of more transmissible COVID-19 variant infections from entrants from Britain.
Japan confirms 8th case of new strain
Japan's health ministry says it has confirmed the country's eighth case of infection with a new strain of the coronavirus.