Italy's coronavirus infection rate on Wednesday surged to its highest level in more than a year despite its already strong vaccination program, while the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus spread in the country.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Pfizer's oral antiviral tablets for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19, the first pill approved for COVID-19 treatment in the country.
U.S. life expectancy in 2020 fell by a deep degree not seen since at least World War II and COVID-19 was the third-ranking cause of death, final data released Wednesday (Dec. 22) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed.
The increased transmissibility of the Omicron variant from person to person has been shown, resulting in increased incidence and an increase in the positive sample rate, said South Africa's Ministry of Health in a joint statement on results of a Russian-South African scientific mission to study features of new coronavirus infection released on Wednesday (Dec. 22).
KUALA LUMPUR - Another nine people have been reported dead, bringing the total deaths due to severe flooding in Malaysia to 17 as of Tuesday (Dec. 21), authorities in Selangor state said.
OTTAWA - Canada reported 9,597 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (Dec. 21) afternoon, bringing the cumulative total to 1,907,180 cases with 30,082 deaths, according to CTV.
