Howrah (West Bengal) [India], January 6 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she will have a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday as the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the state has increased to 14,022.
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): American singer-songwriter John Mayer will not be performing as a frontman for his group Dead and Company at the Playing in the Sand festival, after testing COVID-19 positive just before he was to head to Mexico for the performance.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 6 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that more restrictions will be put in place if required assuring preparedness with the necessary healthcare infrastructure.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 6 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Thursday that the country does not have any plans to impose lockdown despite the Omicron-driven fifth wave.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 6 (ANI): Maharashtra Police officers above the age of 55 years have been advised not to go for duty and can work from their homes, State Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil informed on Thursday.
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): ABC's hit-medical drama 'Grey's Anatomy', along with other series, have paused their production due to the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke with Nepali counterpart Dr. Narayan Khadka and discussed progress on many fronts including development partnership and COVID-19 collaboration.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): A total of 125 out of 179 passengers on an international chartered flight from Italy's Milan have tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at Amritsar airport, said Airport Director on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi identified the states with a high probability of being the first hotspots for the spread of COVID-19. The researchers reviewed the spread of COVID-19 and past pandemics in India for this study
Moscow [Russia], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 15,316 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 10,601,300, the federal response center said on Thursday.