At least eight people died and several others were injured in a blast in India's southern state of Karnataka late on Thursday night, local media reported on Friday.
Canada on Wednesday announced a one-month extension of a ban on non-essential international travel into the country, stretching the restrictions until February 21.
The number of US Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday surpassed the country's toll of military fatalities in World War II, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University.
As many as 88 more overseas Indonesians were confirmed positive for COVID-19, bringing the total of such cases to 2,923, according to the Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
Britain on Tuesday registered another 1,610 fatalities from coronavirus, a record high over 24 hours since the pandemic arrived in 2020, but the number of new cases fell.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has sent a congratulatory message to new U.S. President Joe Biden on his inauguration, stressing Seoul's commitment to unswerving coordination for regional peace and prosperity, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday.
