Paris [France], January 2 (ANI): People in France torched nearly 874 vehicles across the country to mark the New Year as part of their decades-old tradition, a media report said.
Paris [France], January 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in France on Saturday surpassed the 10 million mark, with 2,19,126 new cases detected in the past 24 hours.
Cleveland [US], January 1 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that among patients with obesity, prior weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was associated with a 60 per cent lower risk of developing severe complications from COVID-19 infection.
Hong Kong, January 1 (ANI): Hong Kong reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 12,667, data from the Center for Health Protection showed, according to Xinhua News Agency.
Los Angeles [US], January 1 (ANI): A new study has found that infection with coronavirus can trigger an immune response that lasts well beyond the initial infection and recovery, whether the symptoms are mild or asymptomatic.
Manila [Philippines], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' health department on Saturday reported 3,617 new COVID-19 infections, taking its total to 2,847,486.
Seoul [South Korea], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 4,416 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 635,253.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 1 (ANI): As many as 10 ministers of the Maharashtra government and 20 MLAs have been infected with COVID-19, said state Deputy Cheif Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday despite the shortened Assembly Winter Session.
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): India reported 22,775 new COVID-19 cases and 406 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.
London [UK], January 1 (ANI): Nations across the world are welcoming 2022 with low-scale celebrations due to the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 which is rallying infections and raising hospitalizations in a large number of countries.
Agartala (Tripura) [India], January 1 (ANI): Tripura government has reimposed strict curbs to contain the spread of COVID-19 infection in the state with special emphasis to prevent the cases of Omicron variant of the virus from entering the state.
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): With India set to begin vaccination of children in the 15-18 age group from January 3 against coronavirus, Dr Gagandeep Kang, a leading virologist, has said that children should go to schools as COVID-19 infection is not much severe in them.