Gaza [Palestine], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The Hamas-run health ministry announced on Sunday that it has recorded the first Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India], December 26 (ANI): Shirdi Sai Baba temple will remain closed at night owing to the restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Brussels [Belgium], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): New stringent measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic came into effect in Belgium on Sunday amid fears of the rapid spread of the Omicron strain.
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.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 26 (ANI): With the state witnessing a rise in Omicron cases, the Karnataka government has decided to impose a night curfew from December 28 from 10 pm to 5 am for ten days.
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.
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], December 26 (ANI): Odisha has reported four new Omicron cases, taking the total tally of the cases of the new variant of coronavirus to eight, informed State Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra on Sunday.
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.
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): Amid the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said self-awareness and self-discipline are the country's strengths in fighting against the novel variant of the COVID.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 26 (ANI): With the cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 reaching 38 in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a meeting with health experts, senior officials and cabinet colleagues on Sunday morning to take stock of the rising infect
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,160 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, bringing the national total to 2,738,401, according to the health ministry.