New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): The Directorate of Education in Delhi directed a total of 20 schools wherein School Health Clinics are operational to open COVID-19 vaccination centres for the age group of 15 to 18 years, said an official statement on Wednesday.
Geneva [Switzerland], January 12 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a "dangerous virus" particularly for those who are unvaccinated, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Amid several COVID-19 restrictions in place to contain the spread of the disease, Delhi's dhaba owners have scaled down their manpower while street vendors are once again heading back to their native states.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 12 (ANI): Odisha Government on Wednesday issued guidelines for local festivals during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 12 (ANI): Karnataka High Court on Wednesday reprimanded the State government for not taking action in the matter of violation of COVID norms during Congress' Mekedatu padayatra.
London [UK], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized on Wednesday for attending a Downing Street garden party during the country's first lockdown in 2020.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 12 (ANI): The 'Global Risks Report 2022' has listed five risks facing Pakistan with top risk of the debt crisis, followed by extreme weather events, failure to stabilise price trajectories, failure of cyber security measures and human-made environmental damage,
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 12 (ANI): The Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday asked the Union Territory's Health and Medical Education Department to prioritise providing COVID-19 vaccination to the vulnerable populations.
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Antiviral drug Molnupiravir is not included in the National treatment task force for COVID-19, said Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Balram Bhargava on Wednesday.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 12 (ANI): Director General of Police (Uttar Pradesh) Mukul Goel and Additional Director General (ADG) (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar took their 'precaution dose' of COVID-19 vaccination at the Police Headquarters in Lucknow on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Chief Ministers of all states on Thursday at 4:30 pm via video conferencing on the COVID-19 situation.
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Delhi reported 27,561 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, the highest number of COVID cases in a single day in the past eight months.