The world recorded more than 93.4 million cases of nCoV, more than 2 million people died, the WHO emergency committee met two weeks early to discuss the COV strain.

The world has recorded 93,448,178 cases and 2,000,269 deaths due to Covid-19, an increase of 756,867 and 15,723 cases, respectively, compared with the previous 24 hours.

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WHO Director-General Tedros in a press conference on 5/1 Photo: AFP

The World Health Organization (WHO) emergency committee meeting took place on January 14, two weeks earlier than expected, in the context of the group's expert group coming to China to learn the origin.

Much of the world is going through the second and third outbreaks, and faces many of the strains of nCoV recorded in the UK, South Africa, Brazil and Japan.

The United States, the world's largest epidemic region, recorded 220,440 more cases and 3,848 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infected people to 23,805,326 of which 397,284 died.

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to announce a $ 1,900 billion stimulus package on January 14 aimed at reviving the economy and speeding up the US response to the pandemic.

The project has received support from Democrats in the US Congress.

India, the world's second-largest epidemic region, reported an additional 15,515 cases and 189 deaths, bringing the total number of people infected and dead from Covid-19 to 10,528,346 and 151,954, respectively.

Indian airlines on January 13 began distributing Covid-19 vaccine nationwide, preparing to launch the world's largest vaccination campaign for 1.3 billion people.

Officials expect about 300 million people at high risk to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the next 6-8 months.

Brazil, the third largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 1,086 deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 207,095.

The Brazilian government has said it will launch the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in at least three weeks, after receiving criticism for its slow action, with a second wave of infections appearing from November 2020.

Brazilian Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello yesterday said the healthcare system in the Amazon city of Manaus is collapsing due to lack of oxygen and manpower due to the second wave of Covid-19.

Russia, the fourth largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 24,763 nCoV infections and 570 deaths, bringing the total number of infections and deaths to 3,495,816 and 63,940 respectively.

Russia is ready to deploy the mass vaccination of Sputnik V vaccine from January 18.

The second wave of infections started in the country in September, but authorities did not impose a large-scale blockade like the first outbreak.

UK, the world's fifth-largest epidemic region, recorded 3,260,258 cases and 86,015 deaths, up 48,682 and 1,248 cases respectively.

He has given Covid-19 AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines to people in the country's largest immunization program in history, with priority given to the elderly, their caregivers and health care workers.

Across the UK there are 15 million people in the high-priority group but only 2.4 million have been vaccinated so far, forcing the government to hit more than two million vaccinations per week to achieve its goal of having all vaccinations for this group first and foremost.

France, the sixth largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 21,228 cases and 282 deaths, bringing cases and deaths to 2,851,670 and 69,313 respectively.

The French government is considering the possibility of imposing a third national blockade, or extending the curfew being applied in some regions to a national scale.

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