Tianjin [China], January 9 (ANI): Authorities at North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbours Beijing, have started a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people were tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, reported Xinhua.
Budapest [Hungry], January 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic driven by the Omicron variant has hit Hungary, Bela Merkely, rector of Semmelweis Medical University in Budapest and leader of the Clinical Epidemiology Working Group, said on public television M1 on Friday.
Tehran [Iran], January 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry on Friday reported 1,178 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 62,04,224.
Moscow [Russia], January 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has registered 16,735 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 1,06,18,035, the official monitoring and response centre said Friday.
Exeter [UK], January 7 (ANI): According to a new study, countries, where people have more trust in each other, have been more successful in bringing down waves of coronavirus cases and deaths.
London [UK], January 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain reported another 179,756 COVID-19 cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 14,015,065, according to official figures released Thursday.
Daman and Diu [India], January 6 (ANI): Due to the spike in coronavirus cases in the Union Territory of Diu, schools for Classes 1 to 8 will remain closed from Thursday.
London [UK], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain reported 194,747 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 13,835,334, according to official figures released Wednesday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5 (ANI): Mumbai reports 15,166 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of active cases to 61,923 in the city, informed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): India reported 37,379 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate in the country to 3.24 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): As coronavirus cases continue to surge in the country, Pakistani authorities have warned that Omicron-driven fifth wave has started.
Kuwait City [Kuwait], January 2(ANI/Sputnik): The Kuwaiti embassy in London advised citizens on Sunday to leave the United Kingdom due to a rise in Omicron variant infections.