Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5 (ANI): Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday mandated all international passengers from at-risk and high-risk countries and UAE arriving at Mumbai International Airport to undergo rapid RT-PCR or other COVID tests.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 5 (ANI): Karnataka on Tuesday reported 149 new cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus taking the cumulative tally of Omicron cases in the state to 226.
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 5 (ANI): A health team in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu on Tuesday carried out a COVID-19 vaccination drive in the district despite the snowfall.
Geneva [Switzerland], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Although most people recover from COVID-19 within five to seven days of the onset of symptoms, the World Health Organization (WHO) still recommends a 14-day quarantine, an official from the organization told a press briefing on Tuesday.
Patna (Bihar) [India], January 5 (ANI): As many as 59 more doctors of the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) in Patna have tested positive for COVID-19, state health officials informed on Tuesday.
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 5 (ANI): As many as 140 students of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Jammu and Kashmir's Katra have tested positive for COVID-19, informed the university officials on Tuesday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 5 (ANI): Amid surging COVID-19 cases, the Karnataka government has imposed a weekend curfew in the state for the next two weeks.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 5 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday held a COVID-19 review meeting with senior officials, district collectors, and directed to speed up the measures to strengthen COVID-19 management.
London [UK], January 5 (ANI): The United Kingdom has reported 218,724 COVID-19 cases in the latest 24-hour period, exceeding 200,000 daily cases for the first time since the start of the pandemic, Xinhua News Agency reported citing official figures on Tuesday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 4 (ANI): Maharashtra has reported 18,466 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Tuesday. The cases of the new variant of COVID-19, Omicron have gone up to 653.