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Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on December 13 said his government is ready to impose restrictions to tackle the new strain of COVID-19, Omicron, if needed. ''Currently, there is no such need to impose any restrictions,'' added CM Kejriwal. Besides, he said the decision on the reopening of schools in the Union territory would be taken after the winter vacation gets over.  

Sri Lanka removed a six-week lockdown on October 1 as Covid-19 cases and fatalities decreased. Due to a spike in cases caused by the increasing number of delta-variant, the lockdown enforced on August 20 was prolonged three times. In recent months, government has increased vaccination efforts, with more than half of 22 million individuals completely vaccinated. However, restrictions remain for public-transport, weddings, funerals, and public-… read-more

Oozing out from the COVID-19 restrictions, the Pune Municipal Corporation has allowed reopening of 60 of the 81 city gardens from January 25. Allowing to open from 6AM-10AM and 4PM-8PM, the municipal commissioner has given nod only to walking and jogging adhering to the social distancing measures. Moreover, the order mandates wearing of masks and bars entry of people aged above 65 years, pregnant ladies, children below 10 years besides… read-more

China on September 11 issued fresh restrictions for the US diplomats working in mainland China and Hong Kong. However, the details of the restrictions have not been communicated yet. Reportedly, this has come as a response to the restrictions imposed by the US on Chinese diplomats in October 2019. The Chinese spokesperson mentioned that if the US "immediately corrects its mistake", China will also respond in the same manner.