Santiago [Chile], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile reported on Saturday its first case of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after confirming that the case was discovered in a person entering the country from Ghana on November 25.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 5 (ANI): Hours after India's fourth Omicron case was detected in Mumbai's Dombivli, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said that the authorities are alert about people returning from 'at risk' countries and have prepared an action plan for it.
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Saturday said that India's exports of agricultural and processed food products have witnessed an increase of more than 13 per cent in the first eight months of the current fiscal, notwithstanding logistical challen
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister's Office on Saturday directed the police to lodge an FIR against the fake tweet announcing COVID-19 lockdown in the state and said that no such decision has been taken by the government.
Tokyo [Japan], December 5 (ANI): In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 variant Omicron, Japan will add India, Greece, Romania and four US states under strict quarantine vigilance.
Dispur (Assam) [India], December 5 (ANI): Assam added 169 fresh COVID-19 cases and three fatalities in the last 24 hours, the state health bulletin said on Saturday.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 4 (ANI): Underlining the recent trends that have influenced the Indian Ocean region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday explained the changing nature of American strategic postures and the rise of China.
London [UK], December 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain registered 42,848 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,04,21,104, according to official figures released Saturday.
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Emphasising that the COVID-19 has not disrupted the delivery of the remaining Rafale fighter jets to India, French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain has said that right now 30 aircraft have been delivered while six will be delivered by April next year.
New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said that the genome sequencing reports of the 12 suspected patients of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will start coming by the weekend.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 4 (ANI): Kerala reported 4,557 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, as per the health bulletin issued by the state government on Saturday.