Tokyo [Japan], July 31 (ANI): Japan on Saturday declared a state of emergency to Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Osaka, and Okinawa Prefectures and applied priority measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to Hokkaido, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Hyogo, and Fukuoka Prefectures till August 31.
Beijing [China], July 31 (ANI): China has reported 55 new coronavirus cases, as the country is witnessing a sudden surge of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 cases.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 31 (ANI): With the COVID-19 Test Positivity Rate (TPR) continuing to rise, the Kochi Corporation had ordered the closing of all the State Beverages Corporation (BevCo) outlets, which are the liquor outlets, in its limit to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 30 (ANI): People should cooperate to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in the wake of a likely third wave of the COVID pandemic, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Friday.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 30 (ANI): A total of 31 premises were searched spread across Kanpur, Noida, Ghaziabad, Delhi, and Kolkata after the Income Tax Department carried out a search action on Thursday on a Kanpur and Delhi-based large group in the business of producing Pan Masa
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): US President Biden on Thursday (local time) directed all federal employees to declare that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear masks and be regularly tested, as the country is under threat of spreading delta variant.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 29 (ANI): On the occasion of International Tiger Day 2021, a slew of Bollywood celebrities, including Randeep Hooda, Dia Mirza and Raveena Tandon, have taken to social media to spread awareness about tiger conservation.
Geneva [Switzerland], July 29 (ANI): The global number of new COVID-19 cases reported last week (19-25 July) was over 3.8 million, an 8 per cent increase as compared to the previous week, the UN health agency reported on Wednesday.
New York [US], July 29 (ANI): New York City is offering residents 100 dollars to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant spreads throughout the United States fuelling a surge in new infections.
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Tuesday (local time) accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of seeking to disrupt the 2022 elections by spreading "misinformation."
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its mask guidance on Tuesday (local time) to prevent further spread of the Delta variant in the United States, by mandating vaccinated people to wear masks in certain situations.
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 27 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir's Department of Education has started open-air community classes in far-flung areas of Bimar Narsar villages in Anantnag district, in an effort to continue children's education while curbing the spread of COVID-19.