Chandigarh [India], February 22 (ANI): The wooden toys industry of Punjab is seeking government support post the COVID pandemic to help the industry flourish again.
Beijing [China], February 22 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's deployment of an army general to take charge of Wuhan labs makes it clear that Xi was never transparent about the origin of the virus and it was merely to set false narratives, reported Providence.
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Delhi on Monday reported 360 new COVID-19 cases and four fatalities with a positive rate of 0.94 per cent which is the lowest since December 29, 2021.
Moscow [Russia], February 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has registered 152,337 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest since February 2, taking the national tally to 15,522,756, the official monitoring and response centre said Monday.
London [UK], February 21 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that as part of the government's new COVID-19 plan, people who test positive for the coronavirus would no longer be legally forced to quarantine.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 21 (ANI): Mumbai reported 96 new COVID cases and one death in the last 24 hours. The city recorded less than 100 new cases the first time after April last year.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 21 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with an Indian Parliamentary Delegation, met Speaker of the Federal National Council of UAE Saqr Gobash here on Monday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 21 (ANI): Kerala reported 4,069 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and with the new cases, the number of active cases stands at 58,932.
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E on Monday received emergency use authorisation from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for the 12 to 18 age group.
Hong Kong, February 21 (ANI): Hong Kong is witnessing a surge in the number of COVID cases as the country reported 7,533 cases on Monday and 13 deaths, including an 11-month-old child.
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): As India reports a high number of Omicron BA.2 cases, a top Health Expert has said it is not a cause of concern because it will not lead to another COVID-19 surge in the country.