Amid the rise in Omicron cases in the country, India's Uttar Pradesh state imposed night curfew on Christmas. The night curfew in India's northern state will be imposed from December 25 from 11pm to 5am, authorities said.

358 Omicron cases in India, says govt; Uttar Pradesh state imposes night curfew

As European nations enforced new restrictions amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the global death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1.3 million. Watch: The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has risen to 53 million even as Greece, Italy, Austria and Portugal put new measures in place to prevent a deadly second wave.

Europe tightens COVID-19 curbs as global death toll crosses 1.3 million

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami flagged-off 118 ambulances at the Secretariat in the city. The vehicles are meant to bolster the state’s effort in the fight against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

Delaying COVID-19 tests and hospitalization a major threat, Tamil Nadu health secy Dr. J Radhakrishnan to WION

India recorded 75,760 coronavirus cases on Thursday with the total number of cases rising to 33,10,235 including 7,25,991 active cases. Also Read: Russia seeks collaboration with India for manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V The death toll due to the virus in the country has now risen to 60,472 with 1,023 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

India records highest ever coronavirus infection rate in 24 hours; death toll rises to over 60,000

India's novel coronavirus tally rose to 32.34 lakh on Wednesday with 67,151 more people testing positive for the infection, while the recoveries have surged to 24,67,758, the health ministry said.

COVID-19: India reports over 67,000 cases; death toll rises to 59,449

South Korea reported 280 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday as authorities moved to shut all schools in Seoul as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.

South Korea orders schools to be shut in Seoul amid surge in virus cases

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) said that they had confirmed the world's "first case" of coronavirus reinfection after a 33-year-old man got the infection once again after over four months.

World’s 'first' coronavirus reinfection case confirmed in Hong Kong

Worrying news emerged from Belgium and Netherlands on Tuesday as Dutch media reported re-infections of coronavirus. A patient in the Netherlands and another in Belgium got infected after making recovery from Covid-19 infection the first time around.

Second wave of Covid-19? Re-infections in Belgium and the Netherlands make experts wary

The COVID-19 pandemic is still expanding, but the rise in cases and deaths has slowed globally, except for Southeast Asia and the eastern Mediterranean regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Pandemic pace slows worldwide except for Southeast Asia, Eastern Mediterranean: WHO

World Health Organization(WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the coronavirus epedicmic was the one of the toughest challenges the UN health agency has faced, while asserting that "supply nationalism exacerbated the pandemic and contributed to the total failure of the global supply chain.

Supply nationalism exacerbated the pandemic, many countries still do not have enough: WHO chief Tedros

World Health Organization's emergency program executive director Michael Ryan said today that Wuhan's surveillance system was triggered by COVID-19 but it does not mean that is where the disease originated.

Wuhan's virus fire alarm trigger does not necessarily point to coronavirus origin: WHO

Vopec Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd today announced it has completed one of India's first COVID-19 clinical trials on a herbal, Siddha formulation, Amrta Karuna. The clinical trial has been registered with the Indian Council for Medical Research(ICMR).

Vopec Pharmaceuticals announces completion of COVID-19 clinical trials of herbal formulations

India's national capital on Monday reported 805 coronavirus cases and 17 deaths taking the total number of cases in the city to 1,38,482. Also Read: Masks, face covers 'mandatory' in yoga institutes and gyms: Health ministry The death toll due to the virus in the city has crossed 4021.

COVID-19: Death in Delhi toll rises to over 4,000; Tamil Nadu reports over 5,600 cases

Amid the growing of coronavirus cases, British PM Boris Johnson today said the UK has "puts brakes on" further reopening as virus cases have risen. Watch: "I have said our plan to reopen society and the economy is conditional.

We should now squeeze brake pedal on reopening, says UK PM Johnson amid surge in coronavirus cases

Maharashtra which has been hit hardest due to coronavirus 7,924 cases and 227 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases to 3,83,723 including 1,47,592 active cases.

COVID-19: Death toll in Mumbai over 6,000; cases in West Bengal rise to over 60,000

President Trump attacked China once again over the coronavirus pandemic asserting that it's a “worldwide problem” caused by China. Also Read: Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial: Safe & produced immune response, data reveals "China didn't stop the virus - they could have stopped it but let it go to Europe and the US.

They could have stopped the virus but didn't: Trump lashes out at China again

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new coronavirus roadmap on Friday while allowing theatres and music venues to open from next month under social distance restrictions including wedding receptions for up to 30 people.

'Significant return to normality from November': UK PM Johnson allows schools to reopen, bring back audiences in stadiums