Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): The in-person return of the Sundance Film Festival has been cancelled due to a surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant, with the festival going completely virtual.
Karachi [Pakistan], January 6 (ANI): Karachiites complained that private labs in District Health Authority were taking money for COVID-19 vaccine which was provided free in the country.
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], January 6 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she will have a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday as the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the state has increased to 14,022.
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): American singer-songwriter John Mayer will not be performing as a frontman for his group Dead and Company at the Playing in the Sand festival, after testing COVID-19 positive just before he was to head to Mexico for the performance.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 6 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the state, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that more restrictions will be put in place if required assuring preparedness with the necessary healthcare infrastructure.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 6 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Thursday that the country does not have any plans to impose lockdown despite the Omicron-driven fifth wave.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 6 (ANI): Maharashtra Police officers above the age of 55 years have been advised not to go for duty and can work from their homes, State Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil informed on Thursday.
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): ABC's hit-medical drama 'Grey's Anatomy', along with other series, have paused their production due to the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke with Nepali counterpart Dr. Narayan Khadka and discussed progress on many fronts including development partnership and COVID-19 collaboration.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): A total of 125 out of 179 passengers on an international chartered flight from Italy's Milan have tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival at Amritsar airport, said Airport Director on Thursday.