Chandigarh [India], May 3 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country, the Punjab government on Sunday issued that no one will be allowed to enter the state without a negative COVID-19 test result or a vaccine certificate.
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Sunday imposed travel restrictions on the number of air passengers arriving in the country for two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Bring much-needed relief amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in the country, the India Air Force (IAF)'s C-17 aircraft on Sunday airlifted four cryogenic oxygen containers from Frankfurt in Germany to Hindon airbase near Delhi.
Agartala (Tripura) [India], May 3 (ANI): West Tripura District Magistrate Shailesh Kumar Yadav, who raided two marriage halls during night curfew earlier this week, on Sunday asked for relinquishment of his charge as District Magistrate for 'fairness of inquiry' into the incident.
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], May 3 (ANI): The Burmese military regime has arrested journalists and banned independent media in order to gain control over information and crackdown on protesters and the opposition movement.
Santiago [Chile], May 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chilean Ministry of Health reported 6,122 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Sunday, bringing the total to 1,210,920, and registered 104 more deaths, bringing the death toll to 26,561.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 3 (ANI): Nepal on Sunday banned all domestic flights from Monday midnight and all international flights from Wednesday midnight until May 14 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 3 (ANI): Pakistan has administered only one COVID-19 vaccine jab per hundred people while the vaccination drive is picking up pace in other countries.
London [UK], May 3 (ANI): The UK on Sunday (local time) announced that it will be sending additional 1,000 ventilators from the UK's surplus supply to Indian hospitals as part of its commitment to support India's fight against the second wave of coronavirus.
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): A San Diego boat accident on Sunday morning resulted in the death of two people and nearly 20 people were sent to hospitals after a vessel overturned.