Bangkok [Thailand], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The latest strain of the coronavirus, dubbed Omicron, is gaining pace worldwide as nations in different regions report infections daily, including Latvia, Thailand, Nepal, and Japan.
Manila [Philippines], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 543 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,835,154.
Moscow [Russia], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 32,136 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,833,749, the federal response center said on Monday.
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Monday said there is a need to stop international flights in view of rising cases of COVID-19 Omicroin variant. He alleged that similar negligence was seen in the second wave as well.
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): India reported 8,306 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the active caseload in the country to 98,416, which is the lowest in the past 552 days, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
Beijing [China], December 6 (ANI): At least 61 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the Chinese mainland on Sunday, local media reported on Monday.
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): At least 15 US states have confirmed the presence of COVID-19 variant, Omicron, said US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Ankara [Turkey], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday reported 19,357 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total tally of infections to 8,901,117, according to its health ministry.
Tokyo [Japan], December 6 (ANI): Foreign students in Japan will no longer be permitted access to duty-free purchases in response to suspected cases of reselling and complaints of cumbersome eligibility checks.
Dispur (Assam) [India], December 6 (ANI): Assam reported 101 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the past 24 hours, informed the state health bulletin on Sunday.