Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 15 (ANI): After actor Sanjay Kapoor's wife Maheep Kapoor had contracted COVID-19 earlier, their daughter Shanaya Kapoor has also tested for the deadly virus on Wednesday.
Moscow [Russia], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control predicted on Wednesday that Omicron would likely overtake Delta to become the dominant coronavirus strain in Europe in early 2022.
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called off his Asia Tour midway after reports of a COVID-19 positive case in his travelling delegation.
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): A third wave of the COVID-19 is inevitable and a roadmap for booster dose should be made to protect people, especially those having comorbidities, who are immunocompromised and healthcare workers, noted a top health expert.
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Delhi witnessed a slight increase in its daily COVID-19 case count as 57 new cases were reported during the last 24 hours.
Tokyo [Japan], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A panel of the Japanese Health Ministry on Wednesday approved the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as a booster on Wednesday, the media reported.
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Amid Omicron cases tally in the country rising to 49, the experts, though terming the variations in RNA viruses as common, lay emphasis on being watchful against the variant.
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief whip in Rajya Sabha Shiv Pratap Shukla on Wednesday dubbed the Opposition parties "Omicron in Parliament" while criticising them for disrupting proceedings of the Upper House.
Madrid [Spain], December 15 (ANI): Real Madrid CF players Luka Modric and Marcelo tested positive for COVID-19, the La Liga club announced on Wednesday.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 15 (ANI): Kerala recorded 4,006 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state government on Wednesday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 15 (ANI): Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan's house help has tested positive for COVID-19, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) informed on Wednesday.
Nairobi [Kenya] December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Kenya's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday it has detected three cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the country.