Islamabad [Pakistan], January 2 (ANI): The Pakistan government on Sunday warned of a beginning of another COVID-19 wave in the country amid rising cases following the emergence of the Omicron variant.
New York [US], January 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the US state of New York almost doubled in the past ten days amid the spread of the Omicron variant, according to the latest data on Governor Kathy Hochul's website.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 2 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday emphasised caution against COVID-19 and said the state government will have to impose restrictions if there is a rise in cases of Omicron variant.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 1 (ANI): Amid rising concerns for COVID-19 and Omicron variant, Calcutta High Court and district courts will function in a virtual mode with certain exceptions from January 3.
Dodoma [Tanzania], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday night confirmed that there is the new COVID-19 variant called Omicron in the east African nation.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 1 (ANI): Rajasthan reported 52 new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, as per State Health Department on Saturday.
Ottawa [Canada], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Canada is going through its worst spike in COVID-19 cases yet, driven by the Omicron variant, with 41,210 new cases reported on Friday evening, an all-time high for daily cases since the pandemic hit the country in February 2020.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 1 (ANI): In view of the rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, Pakistan is now facing the fifth wave of coronavirus, and cases may peak in late January or early February, local media reported citing health experts.
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.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], January 1 (ANI): In view of the rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19, the New Year celebrations were muted in Haryana's Gurugram.
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.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 31 (ANI): Mumbai Police on Friday prohibited people from visiting beaches, open grounds, sea faces, promenades, gardens, parks or similar public places from 5 pm to 5 am till January 15 in view of rising cases of COVID-19 and its Omicron variant.