Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 5 (ANI): Odisha Government has issued COVID-19 guidelines for January in view of the surge in COVID cases, wherein night curfew will be imposed in all urban areas of the state from 9 PM to 5 AM every day.
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) head Dr. Balram Bhargava on Wednesday stated that the oral anti-viral drug Molnupiravir capsules are not included in the national task force treatment for COVID-19 as it has side effects.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), January 5 (ANI): The COVID-19 cases are increasing gradually in Andhra Pradesh, and in the last 24 hours, 434 new positive cases were reported in the state on Wednesday as against Tuesday's 334 cases.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5 (ANI): Out of the total 1,827 passengers on board the Cordelia cruise ship in Mumbai, 123 passengers have been tested positive for COVID-19 so far, informed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has spiralled up and one needs to be careful in the coming days, a senior doctor at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital said on Wednesday.
Dispur (Assam) [India], January 5 (ANI): Assam reported 591 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Wednesday.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 5 (ANI): West Bengal reported 14,022 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Wednesday.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia has confirmed 404 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 4,264,136, the country's COVID-19 task force said on Wednesday.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 5 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Samajwadi Party's (SP) Ayodhya Vijay Rath Yatra, which was scheduled to take place on January 9 has been canceled, informed party sources on Wednesday.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 5 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir reported 418 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the Union Territory's health department on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The COVID-19 cases in Delhi continued to see a rising trend as the national capital reported over 10,000 cases in the last 24 hours pushing the positivity rate to 11.88 per cent.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 5 (ANI): Kerala reported 4,801 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Wednesday.