Paris [France], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The French National Assembly, or the lower house of the Parliament, adopted on Sunday evening a law which will transform the health pass into a stricter vaccine pass in a bid to curb the country's surging COVID-19 cases.
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): India reported 2,58,089 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Monday.
Ramallah [Palestine], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 700 Omicron infections has been reported in the Palestinian territories in less than two months, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Beijing [China], January 17 (ANI): The Chinese mainland has reported 163 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, local media reported citing the National Health Commission on Monday.
Tel Aviv [Israel], January 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Israeli health ministry announced 27,167 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising the country's total number of infections to 1,785,551.
Hanoi [Vietnam], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Vietnam reported 15,684 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 15,643 locally transmitted and 41 imported, according to its health ministry.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh reported 17,185 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said a press release from the state government on Sunday.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 123 new COVID-19 infections with a daily positivity rate of 1.60 percent in the past 24 hours, a release from the health ministry showed Sunday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 16 (ANI): The Kerala Government on Sunday issued guidelines to start COVID-19 vaccination in schools for children aged between 15 and 18 years from January 19.
Dispur (Assam) [India], January 16 (ANI): Assam reported 2,709 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Sunday.