Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5 (ANI): The special NIA court on Tuesday was informed that Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast has quarantined himself as a precaution after he came in contact with a COVID-19 positive person.
Baghdad [Iraq], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday 757 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total nationwide infections to 599,126.
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): Hollywood actor Hilary Duff shared on Monday (local time) that she endured severe pain due to an eye infection caused by taking too many COVID-19 tests.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices reversed early losses and closed half a per cent higher on Tuesday despite weak global cues.
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Fifty-eight people have been infected with the new strain of coronavirus, first reported in the United Kingdom, in India so far, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Tuesday.
Seoul [South Korea], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 715 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 64,979.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices edged lower during early hours on Tuesday on the back of weak global cues and concerns over the recent spike in coronavirus infections.
London [UK], January 5 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reimposed a lockdown in England on Monday as a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 fuels a surge in infections and hospitalizations across the country.
Doha [Qatar], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Qatari Health Ministry on Monday announced 207 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the Gulf state to 144,644, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 1,741 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Monday, bringing the national total to 120,818.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand confirmed Monday a new high of coronavirus infection at 745 cases, mostly domestic ones, official data showed.
Seoul [South Korea], January 4 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 1,020 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 64,264.