More than 72 million people with nCoV infection around the world, of which more than 1.6 million die, WHO has guaranteed one billion doses of vaccine for the COVAX vaccination program.

The world records 72,040,091 cases and 1,610,400 deaths from nCoV, up 705,134 and 11,077 cases a day, respectively, while 50,434,769 people have recovered, according to Worldometers real-time update page.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly one billion doses of potential Covid-19 vaccines have been ordered, guaranteed to be supplied to low- and middle-income countries in the chapter.

COVAX is a program started by WHO, with the aim of quickly and fairly distributing Covid-19 vaccine globally, once the vaccine is approved for circulation.

The WHO is also expected to make a decision on approval for emergency use of the vaccine by Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca in the next few weeks.

The United States, the world's largest epidemic zone, recorded an additional 285,783 cases and 2,816 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 16,513,807, of which 304,858 people died.

US President Donald Trump on the evening of December 11 (morning 12/12 Hanoi time) said the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is being shipped to the states and will be injected "in less than 24 hours", giving priority to

However, Army General Gustave Perna, who is in charge of the campaign to transport vaccines in the United States, said the shipment started only on December 13 and the first doses of the vaccine are only given to people from the 14th

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) previously issued urgent approval for the use of the Covid-19 vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech.

Brazil, the third largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 670 deaths from COV, bringing the total to 181,123.

The survey conducted by Datafolha company on December 12 showed that the number of Brazilians who did not want the vaccine increased to 22%, compared to 9% in August, where the majority said they did not accept the vaccines produced.

73% of respondents have an injection plan and 5% have not yet decided, compared with 89% and 3% in August, respectively.

India, the second largest epidemic region in the world, reported an additional 27,182 cases and 332 deaths, bringing the total number of people infected and killed by Covid-19 to 9,854,208 and 142,994.

The capital New Delhi is going through the worst of the pandemic, with many hospitals falling into overcrowding.

He reported an additional 21,502 cases and 519 deaths, bringing the infections and deaths to 1,830,956 and 64,026 respectively.

He started injecting the first doses of Pfizer - BioNTech vaccines from December 8.

Germany recorded 21,816 new infections and 351 new deaths, bringing the total to 1,320,592 and 22,171, respectively.

In her speech to parliament on December 9, Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Germany to impose tougher measures when one-day deaths are at a record high.

Russia, the fourth largest epidemic region in the world, recorded an additional 28,137 nCoV infections and 560 deaths within 24 hours, bringing the total to 2,625,848 and 46,453 respectively.

The Kremlin on December 11 said that although the number of deaths was on the rise, the authorities did not plan to re-impose a national blockade, but chose to limit each area.

Moscow started in December to start giving Sputnik V vaccines to people in high-risk groups, including health workers and teachers.

Iran, one of the Middle East's largest epidemic regions, reported 51,949 deaths, an increase of 221, out of 1,100,818 cases, an increase of 8,201.

Iran's Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi said the public's compliance with anti-epidemic measures increased to 90%.

Korea is facing the third wave of Covid-19 as new infections are increasing every day.

South Korea tightened regulations on social segregation in the capital area earlier this week, with a ban on gathering of more than 50 people and banning spectators from watching sports events.

However, the Korean Agency for Disease Control and Prevention (KDCA) senior official said that despite these changes, people still have no significant mobility restrictions.

In Southeast Asia, Indonesia is the region's largest outbreak with 611,631 cases, an increase of 6,388, of which 18,653 died, an increase of 142.

Government data shows that Indonesia has ordered 155.5 million doses and is looking to buy 116 million more from Pfizer, AstraZeneca and the COVAX program.

The Philippines reported 448,331 cases and 8,730 deaths, increasing by 1,301 and 35 cases, respectively, making it the second largest epidemic area in the region.

The Philippines is one of the longest Christmas celebrations in the world, starting in September. Masses of people flock to large shopping and malls despite Covid-19 complicated developments in the East.

The Philippine government has banned the organization of Christmas parties, family gatherings and outdoor carols.

Updated: 17:20, 9/1/2020 | Source: Ministry of Health