Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 2 (ANI): UAE has announced a travel ban on citizens unvaccinated with COVID-19 vaccines from January 10 with a requirement to obtain the booster dose for the fully vaccinated.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], January 2 (ANI): In view of the current COVID-19 situation in the country, the Telangana government on Saturday imposed fresh COVID curbs in the state as a precautionary measure against the spread of the virus.
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.
Hong Kong, January 1 (ANI): Hong Kong reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 12,667, data from the Center for Health Protection showed, according to Xinhua News Agency.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 1 (ANI): Kerala on Saturday logged 2,435 fresh COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths, said the state health department on Saturday.
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], January 1 (ANI): Gujarat has reported 1,069 new cases of COVID-19 and one death in the last 24 hours, said the state's health department.
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): Delhi reported 2,716 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, witnessing its highest single-day spike since May 2021.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 1 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday reported over 500 COVID-19 new cases for the second consecutive days and six deaths in the last 24 hours.
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.