The Covid-19 pandemic has infected close to 96 million people and claimed more than two million lives around the world. Here are updates for January 19 
US President Donald Trump lifts Covid-19 travel bans on much of Europe, Brazil starting January 26
Spokeswoman for Joe Biden says the incoming US president does not plan to lift restrictions on visitors from UK, EU and Brazil on January 26
Brazil launches its Covid-19 inoculation campaign with Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac vaccine
Mexico reoprts 8,074 new cases of Covid-19 and 544 more deaths, bringing its official tallies to 1,649,502 infections and 141,248 fatalities
China has reported more than 100 new cases of Covid-19 for a seventh consecutive day, in the country's worst domestic outbreak since March last year
Brazil has begun its immunisation drive against Covid-19 a day after the country's health agency approved the use of two vaccines. Journalist Michael Fox gives details
Indonesian medics battle exhaustion and Covid-19 risk as they race to treat people injured in magnitude 6.2 quake on Sulawesi Island
Germany reports 11,369 new Covid-19 cases and 989 new fatalities, taking the national case toll to 2,052,028 and death toll to 47,622
Palestinian Authority to receive first shipment of 5,000 units of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine – Israeli official
Two Australian Open players test positive for coronavirus – officials
A look at active cases of #Covid19 which has infected over 96 million people globally
Russia reports 21,734 new coronavirus cases and 586 new fatalities, pushing the national tally to 3,612,800 and the official death toll to 66,623
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to extend a lockdown to restrict coronavirus infections until February 15 – local media
Turkey starts vaccinating nursing and retirement home residents, staff against Covid-19 across the country
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the government will extend social distancing measures due to expire this week as Covid-19 cases surge
More than 39 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in 49 higher-income countries, while just 25 doses had been given in one poor country – WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Indonesia reports a record daily increase of 308 coronavirus deaths, taking total fatalities to 26,590, as 10,365 new cases push infections to 927,380
First shipment of Sputnik V vaccine expected to arrive in Palestinian territories on Tuesday
Russia says its second Covid-19 vaccine by Vector Institute is 100 percent effective based on clinical trial results – TASS
China is nearing completion of a mass Covid-19 quarantine centre in Hebei's Shijiazhuang after an outbreak in the city
Pakistan grants emergency use authorisation for SinoPharm's Covid-19 vaccine after earlier approving Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
EU is trying to unify member states over a collective response to Covid-19 with a pandemic policy
Scientists remain hesitant to answer whether getting vaccinated against Covid-19 reduces the risk of transmission
Portugal confirms a record daily increase in Covid-19 fatalities for a second consecutive day. It reported 218 deaths, bringing total to 9,246
EU recommends its members states to vaccinate at least 70% of their adult population by June, to control the pandemic
Turkey records 6,818 new coronavirus infections and 167 deaths; 175,133 tests were also done in the last 24 hours
Britain registers its highest-ever daily Covid-19 death toll with 1,610 fatalities, taking total to over 91,000
France's virus-related fatalities increase by 656 to over 71,000 as daily infections see a rise of 23,608 to a total of nearly 3M
Germany extends Covid-19 lockdown till February 14, schools to remain close till then - Reuters
Brazil registers 62,094 new cases of Covid-19 and 1,192 more deaths from the disease
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
