Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 27 (ANI): Odisha on Monday reported 1,503 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the state's coronavirus count to 26,892, said the state health department.
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Days after being admitted to a Mumbai hospital for testing positive for COVID-19, actor and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan along with her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan were discharged from the hospital on Monday after testing negative for the virus.
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], July 27 (ANI): A total of six new COVID-19 cases have been reported from Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday, taking the coronavirus tally in the Union Territory to 324.
Algiers [Algeria], July 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Algerian authorities have extended the COVID-19 curfew and quarantine restrictions in 29 out of 48 provinces for 15 days, according to the office of Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad.
Chandigarh [India], July 27 (ANI): The Punjab government on Sunday decided to provide plasma to private hospitals from its plasma bank at a cost of Rs 20,000 per unit.
Rabat [Morocco], July 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Moroccan authorities announced a ban on entry and exit from eight cities of the kingdom due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Brasilia [Brazil], July 27 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 24,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, while the death toll increased by over 500 in that period, according to the latest data from the country's health ministry.
Moscow [Russia], July 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Thirteen people have died from coronavirus in Moscow within the last 24 hours, while the death toll is at 4,411, the response centre said.
Paris [France], July 27 (Sputnik/ANI): France's Health Minister Olivier Veran announced that he signed a decree allowing everyone who takes a coronavirus test to receive a refund.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 26 (ANI): Rajasthan on Sunday reported 1,132 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the state's coronavirus cases to 36,430, said the state health department in a bulletin.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], July 26 (ANI): The Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner on Sunday said that families of deceased COVID-19 patients can cremate bodies at any cremation ground as per their religious belief.