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.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 10 (ANI): Schools in Hyderabad have appealed to parents not to feel scared about sending their children to schools, following the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Parents of children, too, have supported them.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 10 (ANI): All the nine patients who were infected with Omicron variant of coronavirus and were admitted to a hospital in Jaipur, tested negative for COVID on Thursday.
Sofia [Bulgaria], December 10 (ANI/Novinite): 98,509 are the active cases of coronavirus in the country. This is indicated by a reference on the website of the Unified Information Portal.
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): India has administered over 140 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses so far, said a press release from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.