Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Dominican Republic has confirmed its first case of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, the country's Ministry of Public Health says.
Sydney [Australia], December 26 (ANI): World number 14 Denis Shapovalov has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Sydney, the Canadian confirmed on Sunday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 26 (ANI): Pakistan capital Islamabad has reported its first case of Omicron, nearly two weeks after the first infection of the Covid-19 variant was confirmed in Karachi, local media reported.
New Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Actor Vidyut Jammwal starrer upcoming sequel of the action film titled 'Khuda Haafiz' has wrapped up the production, director Faruk Kabir confirmed on Saturday.
Hong Kong, December 25 (ANI): Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 25 new imported cases of COVID-19, taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 12,580, media reported on Saturday.
Ankara [Turkey], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Friday reported 18,910 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,266,516, according to its health ministry.
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 25 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is likely to visit India in early January, sources familiar with the development confirmed to ANI.
Melbourne [Australia], December 25 (ANI): Australia skipper Pat Cummins on Saturday confirmed the playing XI for the upcoming Boxing Day Test, beginning Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,335,901 as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Lagos [Nigeria], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian health authorities said Friday the country has identified more cases of the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, the Omicron variant of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections of the variant to 51.
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia confirmed 204 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 4,261,412, the country's COVID-19 Task Force said on Friday.