Panaji (Goa) [India], March 28 (ANI): Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Goa government has imposed section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ahead of the festivals of Holi, Shab-e-Barat, Easter and Eid.
Beirut [Lebanon], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon registered on Saturday 2,957 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 458,338, the Health Ministry reported.
Paris [France], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): France confirmed on Saturday 42,619 new COVID-19 infections in a 24-hour period, pushing its cumulative total to 4,508,575, according to the latest official data.
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): In light of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the Delhi government has capped the maximum number of attendants for wedding celebrations in closed spaces at 100 across the national capital.
Ankara [Turkey], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Saturday reported 30,021 new COVID-19 cases, including 1,281 symptomatic patients, as the total number of positive cases in the country reached 3,179,115, according to its Health Ministry.
Kuwait City [Kuwait], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Kuwaiti Health Ministry reported on Saturday 1,198 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections in the country to 227,178.
Baghdad [Iraq], March 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Saturday 5,062 new coronavirus cases, raising the total nationwide infections to 827,157.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 27 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Governor's Secretariat in a communication informed that Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has decided not to organise Holi celebrations at Raj Bhavan in Vijayawada this year, due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 27 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh reported 947 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the total count of cases in the state to 8,97,810.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 27 (ANI): Maharashtra reported 35,726 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 26,73,461 in the state, as per the health bulletin on Saturday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 27 (ANI): Amid rising cases of COVID-19 in Maharashtra, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Saturday announced that residential societies with five or more COVID-19 cases will be sealed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): Amid a rise in covid-19 cases, the Delhi Traffic Police on Saturday informed that there will be no public gathering in the national capital during upcoming festivals such Holi, Shab-e-Barat, and Navaratri.