Rome [Italy], December 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Italy has revised anti-coronavirus measures in light of the spread of the Omicron strain of COVID-19, among others cancelling the quarantine for people inoculated with three doses of vaccines after contacts with COVID-19 patients.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 30 (ANI): More than two crore beneficiaries are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 infection in Odisha, informed the Director of Health Services, Bijay Kumar Mohapatra on Wednesday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 30 (ANI): Karnataka has reported five new cases of Omicron variant, said State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 30 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported 10 new cases of coronavirus variant Omicron with which the total case tally in the state rose to 16.
Geneva [Switzerland], December 30 (ANI): Emphasising that the Omicron variant is infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people worldwide, WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that it appears that vaccines are still proving to be effective because even though the numbers
Imphal (Manipur) [India], December 30 (ANI): In light of the rising Omicron cases in the country, the Manipur government on Wednesday imposed night curfew from 9 pm to 4 am.
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 30 (ANI): Despite the recent Omicron surge, tourists from different parts of the country are flocking to Goa for New Year celebrations as there is no night curfew here.
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 30 (ANI): Funding issues in Afghanistan have led to the closure of nearly 50 per cent of hospitals that used to treat COVID-19 patients, leaving many Afghans waiting for treatment, reported Sputnik.
Geneva [Switzerland], December 30 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the Omicron variant is very transmissible and is leading to a tsunami of COVID cases.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 29 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases and Omicron variant in the country, Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday decided to make Covid-19 vaccination certificate mandatory for entry in public places after January 31.
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Sunil Jakhar, Chairman of the campaign committee of Punjab Congress on Wednesday said that the winnability of a candidate will be the biggest factor in the ticket distribution for the Assembly polls in the state.
Paris [France], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): France has recorded more than 200,000 COVID-19 cases in a 24-hour span, the country's Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday.