India's Omicron variant tally rises to 21

India's tally of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 rose from five on Sunday morning to 21 in the evening.
Java volcano eruption kills 14
Indonesian authorities said 14 people were killed and 56 injured after a volcano on the Indonesian island of Java erupted, and that some people remained trapped around the mountain.
S.Korea reports 4,325 more COVID-19 cases
South Korea reported 4,325 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 477,358.
Malaysia reports 5,806 new COVID-19 infections, 47 new deaths
Malaysia reported another 5,806 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to 2,644,027, according to the health ministry.
S.Korea reports 4,944 more COVID-19 cases
South Korea reported 4,944 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 462,555.
Germany plans to make vaccination mandatory
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel says the country will tighten restrictions on people who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus and will seek to make vaccination mandatory as early as February next year.
India's COVID-19 tally rises to 34,606,541
India's COVID-19 tally rose to 34,606,541 on Thursday, as 9,765 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the federal health ministry's latest data showed.