New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday urged G20 member nations to ensure expeditious and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to aid global recovery.
Santo Domingo [Dominican Republic], February 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Dominican President Luis Abinader has announced the suspension of all COVID-19 restrictions due to the current decrease in the number of daily cases, while putting responsibility for individual healthcare squarely on the country'
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 17 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) started conducting state board class 12th exams from Thursday.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 17 (ANI): The Regional Passport Office of Srinagar district in Jammu and Kashmir organised a 'Passport Adalat' to clear the pendency of files for 2020.
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], February 17 (ANI): The ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting (AMM Retreat) kicked off here on Thursday in a hybrid format to discuss issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, inclusive economic recovery and relations with dialogue partners.
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): India reported 30,757 new COVID-19 cases and 541 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday informed that more than 11.73 crore unutilized COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with States and Union Territories.
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The Central government on Wednesday asked all the states and union territories to review and amend or end additional COVID-19 restrictions as the pandemic in the country indicates a sustained downward trend.
Beijing [China], February 17 (ANI): The Chinese mainland has reported 35 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, local news reported citing National Health Commission on Thursday.
Hong Kong, February 17 (ANI): In the face of the latest Omicron wave, the zero-Covid strategy of Hong Kong has failed as daily infections top 4,000, the previous fail-safe systems have begun to buckle under the strain of their own uncompromising rules.