Canberra [Australia], December 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The first death from the Omicron strain of the coronavirus has been confirmed in Australia, the health department of the state of New South Wales reports.
Lima [Peru], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Peru confirmed 22 new cases of Omicron, bringing the total number of infected people with the COVID-19 variant to 71, Health Minister Hernando Cevallos reported Sunday.
Melbourne [Australia], December 27 (ANI): Cricket Australia on Monday confirmed that two members of the England Cricket Team's support staff and two of their family members have tested COVID-19 positive during the Rapid Antigen Test.
Ankara [Turkey], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday reported 20,138 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,307,124, according to its Health Ministry.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 26 (ANI): The doctor who treated superstar Salman Khan after he was bitten by a non-venomous snake, has confirmed that the actor's health is stable and that he is recovering fast.
Seoul [South Korea], December 26 (ANI): Korean tech giant Samsung has recently confirmed that the upcoming Galaxy S20 smartphones will receive the stable update of Android 12-based One UI 4 next.
Xi'an [China], December 26 (ANI): China's Xi'an reported 155 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases to 485 in the latest resurgence since December 9, local media citing authorities reported on Sunday.
London [UK], December 26 (ANI): Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has tested COVID-19 positive, the club confirmed ahead of their Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur FC on Sunday.
Hong Kong, December 26 (ANI): Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported nine new imported cases of COVID-19, taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 12,589, media reported on Sunday.
Manila [Philippines], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 433 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,838,640.
Moscow [Russia], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 23,721 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 10,392,020, the federal response center said on Sunday.
Sofia [Bulgaria], December 26 (ANI/Novinite):733,139 are the total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria. This is shown by data from the National Information System.