He said the current vaccines are likely to provide only a limited degree of protection against the new variant.
A total of 5,770,899 Nigerians have been vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine while 3,146,885 have taken the second dose.
A 41-year-old man in central Vietnam has been fined $327 for faking a positive Coronavirus (COVID-19) test so he could avoid going to work, state media said on Tuesday.
The UN chief said member states need to act together in solidarity and self-interest to address the pandemic.
Tokyo was now in its fourth Coronavirus state of emergency.
Germany has already entered its third wave of infections, with its caseload – especially cases of the more contagious British coronavirus variant – on the rise again.
The Ooni wondered why the African continent imports medicines and other medical ingredients from developed countries.
The seafood market in Wuhan, China, was linked to an early cluster of COVID-19 cases.