New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned a hearing on a plea challenging circular issued by the Bombay High Court reducing its working hours to three hours a day in view of COVID-19.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 27 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold an administrative meeting at the Netaji Indoor Stadium on February 3.
Yangon [Myanmar], January 27 (ANI): Myanmar's economy will be severely tested by the ongoing impacts of the military coup and the surge in COVID-19 cases in 2021, the World Bank said in its latest report.
Moscow [Russia], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 88,816 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 74,692 the day before, which brings the cumulative total to 11,404,617, the federal response center said on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): The Delhi Disaster Management Authority in its meeting on Thursday decided to lift the COVID-19 restriction of weekend curfew and odd-even rule for non-essential commercial establishment in the national capital, sources said.
Wisconsin [US], January 27 (ANI): A new study has found the drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the Omicron variant of the virus in lab tests.
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): Although Howard Stern has slammed the controversial Spotify radio host Joe Rogan for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, he doesn't want to see Rogan shunned in public opinion.
Beijing [China], January 27 (ANI): Moderna, an American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company based in Cambridge on Wednesday (local time) announced that it has begun clinical trials of a booster dose of a vaccine designed specifically to combat the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Berlin [Germany], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany on Thursday logged a record number of COVID-19 infections in a single day for the third day running, with over 200,000 new cases registered in the past 24 hours alone, according to Robert Koch Institute data.
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): A meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) is currently underway to review the COVID-19 situation and relaxation of restrictions in the national capital.
Waterloo [Canada], January 27 (ANI): A new study has found that when COVID-19 disrupts homes with two or more children, one sibling is affected more than the other.