Tunis [Tunisia], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia reported five additional cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of Omicron infections to six, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Thursday.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], December 24 (ANI): Four more people have been detected positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Rajasthan, as per Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena.
Tehran [Iran], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's Health Ministry on Thursday reported 1,932 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,179,817.
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve the NEET-PG counselling crisis and augment manpower to face a possible third wave of COVID-19 infections.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): Maharashtra government to issue detailed guidelines on Friday to avoid crowd during Christmas and New Year celebrations as the State is once again reporting a steep hike in COVID-19 cases amid fresh concerns raised by the Omicron variant of
Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 24 (ANI): In a desperate attempt to enter India, a Covid-19 infected Bangladeshi national faked his RT-PCR report but was caught red-handed at the immigration counter of Akhaura land port, Agartala.
Ankara [Turkey], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Thursday reported 18,771 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 92,47,606, according to its Health Ministry.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the efforts to combat COVID-19 and Omicron strain and emphasised the need to be "satark" and "saavdhan" in view of the new variant.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 140.24 crores, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Out of the total 34 patients of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP), 18 have been discharged, said Dr Suresh Kumar, the MD of LNJP on Thursday.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], December 23 (ANI): As many as 7 new cases of Omicron variant of the COVID-19 reported in Gujarat, said the state health department on Thursday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 23 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday distributed a special COVID assistance of Rs 6,000 for every registered newspaper hawker in the state.