Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia's Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 328 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 388,872.
Moscow [Russia], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 25,264 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 10,292,983, the federal response center said on Wednesday.
Beijing [China], December 22 (ANI): Ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics, China reported 77 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, media reports citing health authorities said on Wednesday.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 22 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday confirmed the second case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the state.
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): India reported 6,317 fresh COVID-19 cases and 318 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned against the rising Omicron cases around the world, saying that the world could be entering the worst part of the pandemic as the variant will result in the "worst surge" the world has seen so far.
Seoul [South Korea], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 7,456 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 583,065.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 3,140 COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 2,724,684, according to the health ministry.
Quito [Ecuador], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador has confirmed 19 more cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total number of cases to 22, the Ministry of Public Health said Tuesday.
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): With COVID-19 cases again surging in the US because of the omicron variant, President Joe Biden unveiled new plans to increase support for hospitals, improving access to COVID-19 testing through hundreds of millions of rapid at-home tests and expanding
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) said that people who are "not fully vaccinated" have "good reason to be concerned" about the spread of the Omicron variant.
London [UK], December 22 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that the government has no plans of issuing tougher COVID-19 restrictions despite a surge in cases of the Omicron variant.