Tel Aviv [Israel], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's health ministry on Wednesday announced the extension of the quarantine period for those who tested positive for the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 9 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said people do not need to panic about Omicron as the severity of the coronavirus variant is low.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], December 9 (ANI): Jharkhand Health and Disaster Management Minister Banna Gupta on Wednesday made an announcement of giving Rs 50,000 ex-gratia from the State Disaster Management Department Fund to the kin of persons who died of COVID-19 disease.
London [UK], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain registered 51,342 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,610,958, according to official figures released Wednesday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 9 (ANI): With the emergence of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Karnataka government on Wednesday issued guidelines of dedicated isolation, treatment and management facility for Omicron cases.
Dispur (Assam) [India], December 9 (ANI): Assam reported 134 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 1,194 in the state, informed the state health bulletin on Wednesday.
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed 264 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,258,340, according to the country's Health Ministry.
Tokyo [Japan] December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 100 million Japanese have had at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, with vaccination thus reaching 79% of approximately 126 million Japanese, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing Wednesday's data from the government website.
Donghae [South Korea], December 8 (ANI): Hockey India has announced that the women's team match against China in the Asian Champions Trophy 2021 in Donghae will not take place on Thursday.
London [UK], December 8 (ANI): Tottenham Hotspur FC head coach Antonio Conte on Wednesday confirmed eight players of his first-team squad and five staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 8 (ANI): Stating that all efforts are in place to prevent the cases of COVID-19 and Omicron in the State, PV Rama Rao, Director of Gannavaram Airport, said on Wednesday that the airport authorities have made arrangements to scan every passenger a