Tokyo [Japan], December 6 (ANI): Japan to lessen the present vaccine interval of eight months between the second and third COVID-19 vaccine shots, in the wake of rising Omicron scare.
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): At least 15 US states have confirmed the presence of COVID-19 variant, Omicron, said US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Ankara [Turkey], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday reported 19,357 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total tally of infections to 8,901,117, according to its health ministry.
Dispur (Assam) [India], December 6 (ANI): Assam reported 101 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the past 24 hours, informed the state health bulletin on Sunday.
London [UK], December 6 (ANI/Xinhua): A further 86 cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been reported in Britain, taking the total to 246, British health authorities confirmed Sunday.
Tehran [Iran], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry on Sunday reported 3,109 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infection to 61,34,465.
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The meeting of the National Technical Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) on issues of child immunisation and additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine to the immunocompromised will be held on Monday, said official sources.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 5 (ANI): Both doses of COVID-19 vaccine are mandatory for people to enter shopping complexes, malls, cinema halls and theatres in Bengaluru, said an order issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Sunday.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], December 5 (ANI): The Ranchi Police on Sunday registered an FIR in connection with a morphed screenshot of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's Twitter handle announcing COVID-19 lockdown in the state from December 6.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 5 (ANI): Tamil Nadu reported 724 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths during the last 24 hours, as per the state health bulletin on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The government of India targets 100 per cent COVID-19 adult vaccination under the 'Har Ghar Dastak' program by December 31 as India achieved 50 per cent fully vaccinated adult population landmark on Sunday.
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 5 (ANI): Amid concern over 'Omicron', around 69 people including 59 students and 10 staff members have tested COVID-19 positive at a Jawahar Navodaya School in Chikkamagaluru, said a health official.