Kabul [Afghanistan], December 28 (ANI): After Iran closed its borders due to the concerns of the new COVID-19 variant, hundreds of Afghans who were seeking to enter the Middle Eastern nation have become stranded at Islam Qala port in the western province of Herat, reported local media.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 28 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday reviewed the COVID situation and preparedness to tackle its new variant 'Omicron' in the state.
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): With Delhi reporting the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases in six months, a declaration of Yellow Alert with its host of restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is likely to come into effect.
Asuncion [ Paraguay], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Paraguay's Ministry of Public Health announced on Monday the first three Omicron cases in the country.
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): Delhi's Restaurant owners on Monday expressed their concern over the night curfew imposed in the national capital in view of rising COVID-19 cases and said that they will face a huge loss because this is the peak time of their business, adding the govern
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): After reviewing all applications and data, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC), a body under India's drug regulator, has recommended granting the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Serum Institute of India's COVID-19 vaccine Covovax and Corbevax vacc
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): In view of rising concerns of the possible third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the Election Commission of India should conduct the assembly polls which are scheduled to take place next year in the five states, before the scheduled time, said Chhattisgarh
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 28 (ANI): Vietnam envisages diversifying its export market as China has tightened COVID-19 prevention measures unilaterally making Hanoi suffer economically.
Xi'an [China], December 27 (ANI): The city-wide disinfection campaign in epidemic-hit Xi'an city in China's Shaanxi Province has triggered controversy online.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 27 (ANI): Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in Kerala, the state government has decided to impose a night curfew from December 30 to January 2, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) stated on Monday.
Yangon [Myanmar], December 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 200 new COVID-19 infections with daily positivity rate of 1.78 percent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Monday.