Sri Lankan government said the country will receive AstraZeneca vaccine doses from India as scheduled despite the temporary halt imposed

5,948,696 people have been vaccinated, mainly healthcare workers, the elderly and those with chronic ailments.

The new variant is not believed to be more contagious than previous strains, as was the case with the B117 variant first reported in Britain.

The European Union moved Wednesday toward stricter export controls for coronavirus vaccines

The province has launched 10 spring travel routes to attract visitors, with themes focusing on flowers, tea, ethnic traditions and cultural heritage.

There was an increase of 26,735 active cases during the previous 24 hours

AstraZeneca insisted Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective even after counting additional illnesses in its disputed U.S. study

Many have trekked to the volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, near Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, since it flared to life Friday night

With the start of the second wave of COVID infection in India, high alertness has been adopted at Nepal-India bordering areas in Siraha district. 

Spring is in the air and Beijing authorities have launched 172 "flower appreciation areas" for visitors.