Global nCoV cases of more than 109.3 million, more than 2.4 million deaths, UK has reached its goal of injecting 15 million people at high risk and will move to a second phase from next week.

The world has recorded 109,366,084 cases of nCoV infection, of which 2,410,434 people died, an increase of 297,699 and 7,089 cases respectively.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised Britain reaching a "milestone" with 15 million vaccinations just over two months after it launched its vaccination program.

Specifically, as of the evening of February 13, 15,062,189 people in the UK had the first shot of the vaccine, 537,715 people received the second shot.

The UK recorded 4,038,078 cases and 117,166 deaths, up from the previous day's 10,972 and 258 cases, respectively.

The United States, the world's largest epidemic zone, recorded an additional 61,193 cases and 984 deaths, bringing the total number of infected people to 28,258,366 and 497,047 deaths.

President Joe Biden said on February 11 that the United States had signed an agreement to order an additional 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine and is on track to provide enough vaccines to 300 million Americans by the end of July 2021, thereby vaccinating to

The US CDC issued a new recommendation on February 12, calling on schools to reopen safely and as soon as possible, and devising a detailed plan to limit the spread of Covid-19.

Days after the governors in Iowa and Montana removed the mandatory masking requirement, CDC leader Rochelle Walensky said it was "too early" to deregulate.

India, the second largest epidemic region in the world, reported an additional 11,434 infections and 91 deaths, bringing the total number of people infected and dying from Covid-19 to 10,916,172 and 155,764 respectively.

India vaccinated about 3 million health workers in the first two weeks of its vaccination campaign, but needs to speed up to reach that target over the summer.

Brazil, the third largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 598 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 239,245.

Brazil on February 6 received the first shipment of 88 liters of active ingredient to produce AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, allowing Fiocruz biomedical center to ship 2.8 million doses of vaccine.

Currently only vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Chinese company Sinovac are approved for emergency use in Brazil.

France, the sixth largest epidemic region in the world, recorded 16,546 more infections and 167 deaths, bringing infections and deaths to 3,465,163 and 81,814 respectively.

Lawmakers of this country on February 9 passed a law extending the national health emergency to June 1 when the number of Covid-19 deaths exceeded 80,000.

The French Ministry of Health has asked regional health agencies and hospitals to "activate crisis mode" to prepare for an increase in infections caused by a more contagious viral strain from February 18.

Israel, the world leader in vaccination, recorded 723,726 infections and 5,378 deaths, up 1,880 and 27 cases respectively.

Nachman Ash, coordinator for the national pandemic response, said the reopening of hotel dining rooms, restaurants and hotel cafes will take place "around March 9".

Israel is on track to meet its goal of giving 30% of its 9 million population two shots this month.

In Southeast Asia, Indonesia is the region's largest outbreak with 1,217,468 cases, an increase of 6,765, of which 33,183 people died, an increase of 247. However, experts say the actual number of cases in Indonesia may

Indonesia launched a program of breath testing for nCoV at train stations amid an increasingly complicated epidemic in the country.

The Philippines, the second largest epidemic region in Southeast Asia, recorded 549,176 cases and 11,515 deaths, up 1,928 and 8 cases respectively.

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