Ljubljana [Slovenia], December 23 (ANI/Xinhua): From Thursday, shoppers across Slovenia will be restricted to one customer per 10 square meters, the government decided on Wednesday in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 23 (ANI/ Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 9,259,813 as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Ulaanbaatar [Mongolia], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolia's Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed 328 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 388,872.
Yangon [Myanmar], December 22 (ANI): Over 80 people went missing in a jade mine landslide in Myanmar's Kachin state in the early hours of Wednesday, Xinhua quoting a local village administration official reported.
Yangon [Myanmar], December 22 (ANI): Dozens of people are feared missing following a landslide on Wednesday at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, Xinhua news agency reported.
Seoul [South Korea], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 7,456 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 583,065.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported another 3,140 COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 2,724,684, according to the health ministry.
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted 57 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska at 22:42:14 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Quito [Ecuador], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador has confirmed 19 more cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total number of cases to 22, the Ministry of Public Health said Tuesday.
Moscow [Russia], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed European security issues and the Ukrainian situation during a phone conversation on Tuesday.
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel on Tuesday reported 166 new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, according to the country's health ministry.
Accra [Ghana], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Ghana imposed a travel ban on Israel, Malta, and the Republic of Korea in a bid to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant from these countries, said the foreign ministry late Monday.