The United States on Wednesday registered more than 3,000 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally -- the highest daily toll since April.
Israel will begin vaccinating its population against COVID-19 on Dec. 20, Israel's state-owned Kan News quoted a senior Health Ministry official as saying on Tuesday.
Officials at the Japan Coast Guard say four official Chinese vessels have entered Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Coast guard officials are warning the vessels to leave the waters immediately.
US President-elect Joe Biden says he aims to administer 100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots to the American people in the first 100 days of his administration.
Denmark will close middle and high schools, bars, cafes and restaurants in 38 municipalities this week in new shutdown measures set to affect almost half of the country's population, the government said Monday.
