Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 29 (ANI): A government school teacher has set up a mini-school and library on his scooter which he takes around the villages of Sagar district to teach students whose schools have long remained shut due to the coronavirus pandemic.
New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): India has continued to witness a surge in COVID-19 cases as 68,020 coronavirus fresh infections and 291 related deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total caseload of the country to over 1.20 crore.
Wellington [New Zealand], March 29 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 11 new border-related COVID-19 cases in managed isolation and no new community cases on Monday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
Prague [Czech Republic], March 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Elisabeth Pharmacon lab has discovered a new strain of the coronavirus, Czech biologist Omar Sery, who is the company's founder, said on Twitter.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 29 (ANI): In addition to the Chhattisgarh health department, the staff of urban bodies and teachers should also be engaged in the COVID-19 vaccination drive for motivating people to get vaccinated, said Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 29 (ANI): Pakistan has imposed a ban on gatherings including wedding ceremonies in cities and districts where the COVID-19 test positive rate is above 8 per cent, as a part of new restrictions to contain the third wave of coronavirus.
Ankara [Turkey], March 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday reported 29,058 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,305 symptomatic patients, as the total cases in the country reached 3,208,173.
Muscat [Oman], March 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani health ministry on Sunday announced 2,249 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 156,087, the official Oman News Agency reported.
London [UK], March 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 3,862 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,333,042, according to official figures released Sunday.
Baghdad [Iraq], March 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Sunday 5,271 new coronavirus cases, raising the total nationwide infections to 832,428.
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): As India reported 62,714 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hours, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 1,19,71,624.
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 28 (ANI): On the eve of Holi, a police station official in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut was seen distributing Gangajal among the complainants as a gift on the festival.