London [UK], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that as part of the government's new COVID-19 plan, people who test positive for the coronavirus would no longer be legally forced to quarantine.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 21 (ANI): Mumbai reported 96 new COVID cases and one death in the last 24 hours. The city recorded less than 100 new cases the first time after April last year.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 21 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with an Indian Parliamentary Delegation, met Speaker of the Federal National Council of UAE Saqr Gobash here on Monday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 21 (ANI): Kerala reported 4,069 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and with the new cases, the number of active cases stands at 58,932.
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E on Monday received emergency use authorisation from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for the 12 to 18 age group.
Hong Kong, February 21 (ANI): Hong Kong is witnessing a surge in the number of COVID cases as the country reported 7,533 cases on Monday and 13 deaths, including an 11-month-old child.
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): As India reports a high number of Omicron BA.2 cases, a top Health Expert has said it is not a cause of concern because it will not lead to another COVID-19 surge in the country.
Kongens Lyngby [Denmark], February 21 (ANI): With the pandemic increasing people's dependence on their phones for information, one major backlash has been the spread of misinformation regarding vaccines. WHO has named vaccine hesitancy one of the greatest threats to global health. Nonetheles
Beijing [China], February 21 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 induced slowdown, the Chinese economy faces twin challenges of the shrinking job market and an ageing population, according to a report.
Hanoi [Vietnam], February 21 (ANI): China has suspended trade through the border gate in Vietnam's Lao Cai Province after COVID-19 cases emerged on its side, leaving hundreds of container trucks stranded.
Manila [Philippines], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,427 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,653,526.