Copenhagen [Denmark], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Despite an ongoing surge in daily COVID-19 cases in Denmark, exacerbated by the Omicron variant, all students returned to school as planned on Wednesday.
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], January 5 (ANI): Meghalaya has one active case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, the state's health department said on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 5 (ANI): Odisha Government has issued COVID-19 guidelines for January in view of the surge in COVID cases, wherein night curfew will be imposed in all urban areas of the state from 9 PM to 5 AM every day.
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has spiralled up and one needs to be careful in the coming days, a senior doctor at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital said on Wednesday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 5 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers to actively involve themselves in COVID-19 management in the interest of public health.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 5 (ANI): Mumbai reports 15,166 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of active cases to 61,923 in the city, informed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): "The increase in COVID-19 cases in winter is a matter of concern for children, the elderly, pregnant women and co-morbid patients with cancer, COPD or respiratory failure", said Dr Suresh Kumar, MD of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) on Wed
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], January 5 (ANI): Gujarat reported 3,350 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the state government on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the first death due to the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 in India.
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): An RT-PCR test kit for detecting new coronavirus variant Omicron has been developed in India in partnership with Tata MD and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR on Wednesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 5 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is increasing at a "fast pace" in the country.