Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], January 27 (ANI): Haryana government on Wednesday announced the extension of the COVID-19 restrictions in the state till February 10.
Seoul [South Korea], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's daily number of COVID-19 cases hit a new record high due to the spread of the Omicron variant, the health authorities said on Thursday.
Brasilia [Brazil], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by record 224,567 to more than 24.53 million within the past 24 hours, the National Ministry of Health said on late Wednesday.
Ottawa [Canada], January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada has found 51 cases of a new Omicron subvariant known as BA.2 mainly from international travelers, according to local media CTV on Wednesday.
Hong Kong, January 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Hong Kong reported 107 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours on Wednesday, taking the total tally to 13,626, according to data from the Center for Health Protection.
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 26 (ANI): Nepal's active COVID-19 cases have crossed the mark of 90,000 in less than a month, the Ministry of Health and Population announced on Wednesday.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], January 26 (ANI): Gujarat reported 14,781 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Wednesday.
London [UK], January 26 (ANI): Following a club meeting on Wednesday, the Premier League's COVID-19 match postponement guidance has been updated to include a COVID-19 impact threshold.
New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): As the schools in the national capital remain shut in view of the COVID-19 situation, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said that a generation of children will be left behind if the schools are not reopened.
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): American radio and TV personality Howard Stern has urged Meat Loaf's family to speak out on vaccines following the rock icon's death earlier this month.