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.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 4 (ANI): Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam, on Tuesday, announced on social media that he has tested positive for COVID-19, along with his wife, son and sister-in-law.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 4 (ANI): Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday issued fresh guidelines for sealing buildings in Mumbai in view of rising COVID-19 cases in the state.
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the national capital, several Central government employees working in Shastri Bhawan have been tested positive for the infection in the last four days, the sources said.
Cape Town [South Africa], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,781,838 cases as of Tuesday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 144 new COVID-19 cases and one more death in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Patna (Bihar) [India], January 4 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state, the Bihar government on Tuesday imposed a fresh curb by implementing a statewide night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am from January 6 to 21.