Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Netherlands approved the recommendation of the Health Council to vaccinate children aged 5-11 against COVID-19, the cabinet said in a statement.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 5,058 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,683,523, according to the health ministry.
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The state of New York will impose mandatory masking for all businesses or require their employees to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday, extending a similar mandate for New York City by Mayor Bill
London [UK], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain reports 58,194 new coronavirus cases, reaching levels not seen since early January, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,719,165, according to official figures released Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI): Maharashtra reported seven new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, including a one-and-a-half-year-old toddler - three from Mumbai and four from Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation - taking the tally to 17 in the state.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI): A 49-year-old Tanzanian returnee has tested positive for the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi on Friday.
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): India has reported 25 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 but none of the patients have reported severe symptoms, Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said on Friday, amid global alarm over the new strain of the coronavirus.
Pretoria [South Africa], December 10 (ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has invited scientists from the BRICS member states to visit his country and study the coronavirus and its mutations with local specialists.
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 131.18 crore doses on Friday, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 5,446 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday, bringing the total tally to 2,678,465, according to the health ministry on Friday.
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): More than 140 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Friday.
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): India reported 8,503 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Friday.