Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 5,501 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Friday, bringing the national total to 2,614,480, according to the health ministry.
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech on Saturday issued a statement stating that they are not sure whether their vaccines would be able to help in the treatment of the new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron'.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 27 (ANI): Tamil Nadu reported 746 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, as per a health bulletin issued by the state government on Friday.
Dispur (Assam) [India], November 27 (ANI): Assam recorded 175 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, as per the health bulletin issued by the state government on Friday.
New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' first detected in South Africa, India on Friday added several countries to the list from where travellers would need to follow additional measures on arrival in India, including post-arrival t
Geneva [Switzerland], November 27 (ANI): The World Health Organisation on Friday alarmed the siren among countries after a new variant of COVID-19 has been classified in South Africa, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) said in a statement.
Geneva [Switzerland], November 27 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday named the new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa, as 'Omicron'.
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Biden administration has been discussing the possibility of imposing travel restrictions on passengers from southern Africa amid concerns over a new coronavirus variant emerging in the region, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): Amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa, the Union Health Ministry has directed states to "rigorously' screen and test people travelling from three countries--South Africa, Botswana, and Hong Kong-- where the cases
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar reported 493 new COVID-19 cases with daily positivity rate of 2.10 per cent in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health on Friday.