World Covid-19 updates: Malaysia imposes targeted lockdowns to battle virus wave, Germany imposes tougher restrictions as deaths surge, the US has recorded more than 100,000 Covid hospitalizations for 40 days in a row, etc.

World Covid-19 updates: The number of known cases of the novel coronavirus globally surpassed 90 million on Sunday, 11 million locked down in China's Hebei province to prevent spread of new coronavirus outbreak, India announces national Covid-19 vaccination drive from January 16, etc.

World Covid-19 updates: Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use by the EU's drug regulator, Germany records second-highest daily death toll from Covid-19, Malaysia’s health system is at a “breaking point” as the number of active cases filled hospital beds to near full capacity.

World Covid-19 updates: A new, potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus has been found in the United Kingdom in cases linked to South Africa. In Thailand, the virus from the Samut Sakhon hotspot spreads to 22 provinces.