New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Telugu star Mahesh Babu on Thursday revealed that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and that he is in home isolation.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 6 (ANI): Mumbai reported 20,181 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the positivity rate to 29.90 per cent, informed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Union Health Ministry in a letter to states on Thursday recommended that precaution dose for healthcare workers, frontline workers and senior citizens with co-morbidities will be the same as given previously.
Puducherry [India], January 6 (ANI): In view of the surge in Omicron cases of coronavirus and the existing threat of possible COVID-19 third wave in the union territory, Puducherry government imposed additional restrictions with malls and markets allowed to operate with not more than 50 perc
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): The in-person return of the Sundance Film Festival has been cancelled due to a surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant, with the festival going completely virtual.
Seoul [South Korea], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 4,126 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Wednesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 653,792.
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.
Beijing [China], January 6 (ANI): China on Wednesday reported 132 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report.
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): The 2022 Grammy Awards will not take place as scheduled amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, fuelled by the emergence of the Omicron variant.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday called for a sense of urgency in dealing with the new surge in COVID cases and to apply the lessons of the past waves of the pandemic.