Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,519 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,728,203, the health ministry said.
Beijing [China], December 23 (ANI): China on Wednesday reported 71 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the country's National Health Commission said on Thursday.
New York [US], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuela has confirmed the first seven cases of the Omicron version of the coronavirus, President Nicolas Maduro said.
Ankara [Turkey], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Wednesday reported 19,095 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,228,835, according to its health ministry.
Tbilisi [Georgia], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Wednesday reported 2,739 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 916,477, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
Ottawa [Canada], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada reported 10,804 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday morning, bringing the cumulative total to 1,920,079 cases with 30,097 deaths, according to CTV.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 23 (ANI): Gujarat reported nine cases of the new COVID variant, Omicron in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 23 (ANI): Telangana reported 14 new cases of the new COVID variant, Omicron in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.
Ljubljana [Slovenia], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): From Thursday, shoppers across Slovenia will be restricted to one customer per 10 square meters, the government decided on Wednesday in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 23 (ANI/ Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 9,259,813 as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
London [UK], December 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK Health Security Agency allowed on Wednesday the use of smaller doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines in children aged 5 to 11 who are at a higher risk from COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): With the surge in cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the national capital, Dr Suresh Kumar, the MD of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) emphasised on people getting a double dose of vaccination.