New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): With India witnessing a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, Dr VK Paul, Niti Aayog member, has cautioned that the infection caused by Omicron variant of coronavirus should not be considered common cold and people should not take it lightly.
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): As India witnesses a steep surge in COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of AYUSH (MoA) on Wednesday issued revised guidelines and advisory to fight against coronavirus infection.
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): Dr VK Paul, a Niti Aayog member, on Wednesday encouraged people to get vaccinated against coronavirus infection at the earliest and said, "vaccination is the critical pillar of our COVID-19 response and they are helpful to an extent".
Manila [Philippines] January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines reported 32,246 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the second-highest single-day tally since the pandemic began in January 2020, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,058,634.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 12 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in Kerala, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) held Thiruvathira (a Hindu festival) celebrations, at Parassala in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 12 (ANI): Despite Pakistan recording the highest number of coronavirus infections on Wednesday, the Imran Khan-led government rules out lockdown.
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): India recorded as many as 1,94,720 fresh COVID-19 infections and 442 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 12 (ANI): As many as 481 resident doctors have tested positive for COVID-19 infection in Maharashtra, as per the official on Wednesday morning.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 12 (ANI): Considering rising number of COVID-19 infections in the city, Kanpur district administration on Tuesday imposed fresh curbs thereby ordering gyms and swimming pools to shut down till further orders.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 3,175 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 2,792,035.
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 802 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country's tally of infections to 4,267,451, according to the country's health ministry.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand said on Tuesday that it has detected African swine fever infection in a surface swab sample collected from a slaughterhouse in the central Nakhon Pathom province, the first presence of the animal disease in the country.