Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 31 (ANI): In view of the emergence of a new strain of COVID-19 virus in the United Kingdom, the Odisha government on Thursday issued a night curfew with effect from 10 pm till 5 am. The restrictions will not be applied to essential services.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], December 31 (ANI): Ludhiana Police raided a restaurant in South City area on Wednesday night, where youths were partying flouting the COVID-19 related restrictions set by the government.
Vilnius [Lithuania], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The Lithuanian government decided to lift the ban on receiving flights from the UK from January 1, 2021, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Stockholm [Sweden], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): Sweden has reported four cases of a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant first discovered in Britain, the country's Public Health Agency confirmed Wednesday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 30 (ANI): In light of the new strain of the COVID-19 found in the UK, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday extended the lockdown till January 31.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 29 (ANI): As New Year is around the corner amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Dehradun District Administration on Tuesday imposed restrictions on the New Year's celebration in the state capital.
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 29 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday confirmed that new restrictions announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa will not have any impact on the ongoing first Test between Proteas and Sri Lanka.
Berlin [Germany], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): German Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn has opposed on Monday the weakening of COVID-19-related restrictions for persons who have already been vaccinated against the virus.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 28 (ANI): The Maharashtra cabinet minister and the guardian minister of Mumbai City Aslam Sheikh have instructed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Mumbai Police on Monday to stay vigilant and implement COVID-19 related guidelines and rest
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], December 26 (ANI): The income of the Sabarimala shrine during the first 39 days of the Sabarimala season this year has fallen to Rs 9.09 cr from Rs 156.60 cr in the same period last year due to restrictions imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
London [UK], December 24 (ANI/Sputnik): France has deployed 26 firefighters with thousands of COVID-19 test kits to the port of Dover, a major transit hub between France and the UK, to help accelerate the passage for trucks blocked in the area due to fresh restrictions caused by the new coro
Tokyo [Japan], December 23 (ANI): In view of the threat posed by the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus, Japan on Wednesday has decided to tighten entry restrictions on travellers from the United Kingdom.