Beijing [China], December 23 (ANI): China on Wednesday reported 71 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the country's National Health Commission said on Thursday.
Ankara [Turkey], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Wednesday reported 19,095 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,228,835, according to its health ministry.
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): Amid the emergence and spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting to review the pandemic situation in the country on Thursday, said sources.
Tbilisi [Georgia], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Georgia on Wednesday reported 2,739 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to 916,477, according to the country's National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC).
Ottawa [Canada], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada reported 10,804 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday morning, bringing the cumulative total to 1,920,079 cases with 30,097 deaths, according to CTV.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], December 23 (ANI): Gujarat reported nine cases of the new COVID variant, Omicron in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 23 (ANI): Pubs and restaurants operators in Bengaluru have urged the Karnataka government to reconsider restricting occupancy to 50 per cent between December 30, 2021, and January 2, 2022.
.Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday (local time) authorized Pfizer's Paxlovid COVID-19 pill for high-risk people aged 12 and over to treat coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) said that the United States will work with the international community to scale up the level of assistance provided to Afghanistan, adding to provide one million additional COVID-19 vaccine dos
Ljubljana [Slovenia], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): From Thursday, shoppers across Slovenia will be restricted to one customer per 10 square meters, the government decided on Wednesday in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 23 (ANI/ Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 9,259,813 as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.