Ottawa [Canada], February 7 (ANI): Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has declared a state of emergency in the city amid the ongoing protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, the city administration said.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 10,089 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,914,220, according to the health ministry.
Beijing [China], February 7 (ANI): China on Sunday recorded 45 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, local media reported citing the National Health Commission on Monday.
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], February 7 (ANI): With 13,348 active COVID-19 cases reported in Mizoram, the state logged 1,507 recoveries in the last 24 hours, informed the state Department of Information and Public Relations on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Amid night curfew imposed in the national capital to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, Delhi police on Sunday night conducted patrolling to ensure adherence to the curfew.
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): A proposal is being circulated by the two senior members of the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to create a 12-member commission of private citizens with broad authority to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 and how the US
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 6 (ANI): Kerala has reported 26,729 new COVID cases and 22 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state Health Department informed on Sunday.
Moscow [Russia], February 6 (ANI): India on Sunday joined the ranks with more than 30 countries that have authorized the use of the Russian one-shot Sputnik Light vaccine against coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency-use permission to the single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine, informed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), February 6 (ANI): Following a decline in manufacturing by nearly 50 to 60 per cent, dip in work opportunities, meagre wages and stagnancy, around 15 per cent of artisans of Uttar Pradesh's Mathura switched to a more pandemic-friendly profession.
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 6 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday expressed grief over the passing away of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar.