Lisbon [Portugal], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has announced the end of the "state of emergency" on April 30, due to the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
Santiago [Chile], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile's Health Ministry reported on Tuesday 4,141 COVID-19 infections and 45 more deaths in the last 24 hours, for a total of 1,179,772 cases and 26,020 deaths.
Tunis [Tunisia], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisian Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 1,957 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to 303,584.
Muscat [Oman], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omani Health Ministry on Tuesday announced 1,128 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the sultanate to 191,398, the official Oman News Agency (ONA) reported.
Beirut [Lebanon], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon registered on Tuesday 1,182 new COVID-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 522,763, the Health Ministry said.
London [UK], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 2,685 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,409,631, according to official figures released Tuesday.
Quito [Ecuador], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuadorian authorities arrested 176 people over the weekend for violating a newly-imposed night-time curfew aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Government Minister Gabriel Martinez said on Monday.
Cairo [Egypt], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Egyptian Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 2,674 inmates were pardoned on the occasion of the 39th anniversary of Sinai Liberation Day which falls on April 25.
Tehran [Iran], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iranian health ministry reported on Monday 496 more COVID-19 deaths, the highest figure registered in Iran since the beginning of the pandemic, which has already claimed 70,070 lives in the country.
Baghdad [Iraq], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported on Monday 6,536 new coronavirus cases, raising the total nationwide number to 1,037,858.
Abuja [Nigeria], April 26 (ANI/Xinhua): At least nine persons were killed by gunmen who invaded a village in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra on Monday, said the police.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 26 (ANI): Following a heart-wrenching loss against Delhi Capitals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner said dropping Manish Pandey from the playing XI was a "harsh call".