Seoul [South Korea], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 4,416 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 635,253.
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): A Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs' scheduled one-week study trip to Hyderabad and Goa has been postponed due rise in COVID-19 cases in the country.
Ottawa [Canada], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada is going through its worst spike in COVID-19 cases yet, driven by the Omicron variant, with 41,210 new cases reported on Friday evening, an all-time high for daily cases since the pandemic hit the country in February 2020.
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): India reported 22,775 new COVID-19 cases and 406 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.
Athens [Greece], January 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Greece has confirmed 40,560 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours, marking thus the largest daily increase since the start of the pandemic, the National Public Health Organization (NPHO) said.
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): Amid restrictions on New Year celebrations and night curfew in the national capital, security has been tightened in Delhi's Connaught Place as police personnel were deployed in large numbers in the area.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 1 (ANI): Maharashtra Additional Chief Secretary Health Dr Pradeep Vyas on Friday predicted that the state may report a total of two lakh active COVID-19 cases by the third week of January.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], January 1 (ANI): In view of the rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, the New Year celebrations were muted in Haryana's Gurugram.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 1 (ANI): Amidst the ban on New Year celebrations in Odisha, the police in Bhubaneswar undertook night patrolling to ensure compliance with restrictions imposed by the government.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 31 (ANI): Dharavi witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases on Friday and 34 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Delhi reported 1,796 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, witnessing its highest single-day spike in cases since May 22, said the state health department on Friday.