Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 2 (ANI): Despite a severe cold wave coupled with dense fog in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, people on Sunday thronged to take a holy dip in the river Ganga because of their "devotion for the Lord".
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.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 1 (ANI): As a part of the celebrations, on the occasion of New Year, Varanasi welcomed 2022 in a traditional manner with Vedic rituals.
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday said that tele-medicine technology is going to be the main pillar of India's future health care system.
Manila [Philippines], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines on Friday confirmed the first three local cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and warned of its possible "exponential" spread.
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Noting that people will have to learn to live with COVID-19 due to the possibility of the emergence of new virus variants, India's leading virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang has said that the country is better prepared to deal with coronavirus amid a rise in cas
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Suggesting people to learn to live with SARS-CoV-2 and its variants which will continue to emerge, Virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang, however, on Friday said that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is comparatively less severe than other variants.
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): With the Union Health Ministry noting a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, official sources have said that the reason behind the spike is the Omicron variant which has started replacing its predecessor Delta in India and the world.
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): As 2021 comes to end, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared some highlights of the landmark events he took part in throughout the year.
Washington [US], December 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States' health care system is experiencing an unprecedented overload amid the spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant, with 78% of beds in intensive care units (ICU) occupied all over the country, Dr James Phillips, chief of disaster medicine
Wellington [New Zealand], December 31 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 49 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 10,825.