Globally more than 103 million CoV cases are recorded, with more than 2.2 million deaths.

The world recorded 103,493,850 cases and 2,236,833 deaths due to Covid-19, an increase of 421,084 and 10,270 cases in the past 24 hours, respectively.

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American medical staff at a Covid-19 test site in Los Angeles, California on December 1 Photo: Reuters.

The United States, the world's largest epidemic zone, recorded an additional 102,139 cases and 1,799 deaths, bringing the total number of infected people to 26,761,838 and 452,192 deaths.

One of the largest vaccination sites in the US on January 30 was closed when dozens of protesters blocked the entrance to this place, leaving hundreds of people waiting in line for many hours.

The protesters were members of far-right groups and anti-vaccine groups.

One witness said the protesters also told those waiting to be vaccinated that the nCoV is not real and that the vaccine is really dangerous.

Since the first Covid-19 case was registered in January 2020, it took the United States 311 days, or November 27, 2020, to record 13 million cases.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 29 requires all residents to wear masks when traveling by planes, ships, subways, buses, taxis as well as at transportation centers.

The CDC emphasizes that people who do not comply with the masking regulation may face criminal penalties but they "encourage people to voluntarily do it" and expect support from other federal agencies.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leading US epidemiologist, warns that new nCoV strains will continue to spread across the country in the spring and become the current inoculation.

India, the second largest epidemic region in the world, reported an additional 6,260 infections and 95 deaths, bringing the total number of people infected and dead from Covid-19 to 10,753,351 and 154,407, respectively.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on January 22 that India would have complete autonomy in the supply of Covid-19 vaccines, as it has injected more than two million doses since the start of the world's largest vaccination campaign

However, a large proportion of Indians have decided not to get the Covid-19 vaccine, due to concerns about side effects following news of anaphylaxis or death.

Brazil, the third largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 533 deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 224,504.

Brazil's Butantan Biomedical Center on Jan. 26 said about 8.5 million doses of the CoronaVac vaccine, made by the Chinese company Sinovac, would arrive on Feb. 3, hoping for similar shipments.

Concern about the pandemic situation in Brazil now focuses on Manaus city, Amazonas state.

Russia, the fourth largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 18,359 nCoV infections and 485 deaths, bringing the total number of infections and deaths to 3,850,439 and 73,182 respectively.

The mass vaccination campaign in Russia was launched on January 18.

The Russian government on January 25 said it had removed the travel ban for Finland, Vietnam, India and Qatar.

He recorded 587 more deaths, bringing the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 106,158, while the number of infections increased by 21,088 from the previous day, to 3,817,176.

UK Health Minister Matt Hancock said the government is working to vaccinate the most vulnerable people in society, as the country records more than 3,500 people hospitalized each day.

France, the sixth largest epidemic region in the world, recorded 19,235 more infections and 195 deaths, increasing infections and deaths to 3,197,114 and 76,057, respectively.

The situation has raised concerns about a third national blockade.

Iran, the most serious epidemic region in the Middle East, recorded an additional 6,268 cases and 70 deaths, bringing the total number of infections and deaths to 1,417,999 and 57,959 respectively.

Iran on January 26 said it had approved Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for domestic use, and is trying to buy the vaccine from AstraZeneca and other companies.

In Southeast Asia, Indonesia is the region's largest epidemic with 1,078,314 cases, an increase of 12,001, of which 29,998 people died, an increase of 270. Experts say the actual number of infections in Indonesia could be 3 times higher.

Indonesian Health Minister Gunadi Sadikin said there would be improvements in the fight against the epidemic, and urged people to follow medical guidelines.

However, some suggested that the Indonesian government should issue clearer regulations and at the same time implement more stringent prevention measures.

The Philippines, the second largest epidemic region in Southeast Asia, reported 521,618 cases and 10,749 deaths, up 2,103 and 80 cases, respectively.

Due to the emergence of the more contagious nCoV strain from the UK in the country, President Rodrigo Duterte on January 25 decided to re-impose a ban on children aged 10-14 from leaving home, despite fears that this would cause