UN Condemns 'Excessive' Use of Force in Colombia Protests - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – The UN rights office condemned Tuesday the "excessive use of force" by security officers in Colombia, after numerous deaths during days of protests against a proposed tax reform.

India reports new high of over 3,600 daily COVID-19 deaths - TASS

India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare registered 392,488 COVID-19 cases over the past day, bringing the total case tally since the start of the pandemic to 19,557,457, the ministry said on its official website on Sunday.

Brazil Senate opens Bolsonaro Covid-19 probe

 

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Oxygen leak kills 22 at Indian hospital as country battles short supplies amid record surge in Covid-19 cases — RT

 At least 22 people have died at a hospital in India's western Maharashtra state after an oxygen leak caused a serious disruption to patient supplies, the region's health minister has said.

India: Oxygen shortage in Maharashtra as COVID cases soar | Al Jazeera

When COVID-19 struck Karamsingh Pawar, a tribal activist from Nandurbar district in northwestern Maharashtra, it took him 48 hours to get a hospital bed with oxygen support.

Covid: Brazil has more than 4,000 deaths in 24 hours for first time - BBC News

Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time, as a more contagious variant fuels a surge in cases.

‘I’m scared’: Top US health official warns of ‘impending doom’ as new Covid-19 cases increase 10% in a week — RT

 

The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a stark warning after the country hit the unwanted milestone of 30 million Covid-19 cases on Sunday, amid a significant rise in new infections.

Coronavirus Variants, Vaccine Inequity Contribute To Rising Caseload: WHO - UrduPoint

The number of global coronavirus cases is on the rise for four weeks in a row after six weeks of decline in January and February, which is worrying, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said.

Record de décès du Covid-19 en 24h au Brésil, plus de 2800

 

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 Le Brésil, en partie sous couvre-feu, connaît une recrudescence des infections au Covid-19, et un record de plus de 2800 décès dans les dernières 24h. 

Brazil documents record number of COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours - TASS

Brazil has documented a record 1,641 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, with the overall death toll rising to 257,361, the republic’s health ministry informed on Tuesday.

Joe Biden calls United States' 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 'heartbreaking'

 

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Portuguese Lawmakers Support Prolongation Of COVID-Linked Emergency Until March 1 -Reports - UrduPoint

The Portuguese parliament has supported the initiative of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to prolong the coronavirus-linked emergency until March 1, media reported.

France records another 23,337 COVID-19 cases, 404 deaths in one day - China.org.cn

France counted another 23,337 coronavirus cases and 404 deaths in the past 24 hours, health authorities' figures showed on Tuesday.

UK surpasses 100,000 COVID deaths in grim new milestone | THE DAILY STAR

More than 100,000 Britons have died within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, official data showed on Tuesday, a grim new milestone as the government battles to speed up vaccination delivery and keep variants of the virus at bay.

US COVID-19 cases surpass 25M: Johns Hopkins University - China.org.cn

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 25 million on Sunday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

Covid-19: new variant 'may be more deadly' - UK PM | RNZ News

Early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that has emerged in the UK may be more deadly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says.

Norway policy on Pfizer vaccine unchanged after alarm over deaths | Al Jazeera

Norway will not change its policy on the use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine following deaths among highly frail recipients, but officials have said that health workers should properly assess patients before deciding whether to give them the jab.

Death Toll Rises To 35 In Earthquake In Indonesias West Sulawesi - UrduPoint

At least 35 people have died after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's West Sulawesi province, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Friday.

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 3.1M: Africa CDC - China.org.cn

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,107,979 as of Wednesday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

Russia admits COVID death toll third-worst in the world | Al Jazeera

Russia on Monday said its coronavirus death toll was more than three times higher than it had previously reported, making it the country with the third-largest number of fatalities in the world.