Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 29 (ANI): Former MLA PC George, who was booked in two hate speech cases and is currently out on bail, on Sunday attacked Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, saying that his "countdown has started" the day he decided to trap ex-legislator.
Beijing [China], May 29 (ANI): The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 54 new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases of which 29 were reported in Shanghai and 14 were reported in Beijing, said the National Health Commission on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): India reported 2,828 new COVID-19 cases, taking the cumulative infection tally to 4,31,53,043, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
Beijing [China], May 29 (ANI): While the Chinese capital, Beijing, gradually returns to normalcy, experts noted that the work to prevent COVID-19 cannot be relaxed as the city still has many high-risk areas where Omicron flare-ups can be seen.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], May 28 (ANI): Haryana Police have seized over 759 kg of ganja worth over Rs 1.5 crore in two separate cases in Palwal and Rohtak districts and arrested four accused of transporting the contraband.
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The national capital reported 442 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, according to a health bulletin by the Delhi government on Saturday.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): Maharashtra reported the first cases of the subvariants of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, said an official on Saturday.
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam recorded 1,114 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, down by 125 from Friday, according to its Ministry of Health.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): After the Islamabad march "chaos" where the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI ) supporters and police clashed, 11 more cases have been registered against the PTI leaders including party chairman Imran Khan.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): Pakistan's overall tally of COVID cases has risen to 1,530,235 after fresh 90 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours were reported in the country.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 1,877 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 4,500,934, according to the health ministry.