French teachers have gone on strike in protest at back-to-back changes of COVID-19 policy in schools.

Here is the latest top stories from Press TV on January 12, 2022

Iran’s vice president for economic affairs calls for strengthening relations with Cuba in the face of the enemies’ illegal pressure and sanctions campaigns.

The National Health Service is seeking help from private health companies in the UK to deliver treatments such as cancer surgery, as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 keeps surging amid healthcare staff shortage.

Iran's Health Ministry reports the lowest COVID-related daily deaths in almost two years.

Japan decided on Friday to declare quasi-emergency measures in three regions in order to stem a COVID-19 surge that some officials have linked to US military bases in the country.

Governor of Japan’s Okinawa prefecture slams the US military over its failure to contain the COVID-19 outbreak at its bases in the country and allowing the Omicron variant to spill over to the local population.

A UK study shows mixing Pfizer, AstraZ COVID-19 shots with Moderna gives better immune response.

COVID-19 infections across the UK hit record high levels in all parts of the country just before Christmas, with an estimated 2.3 million cases, new figures show.

The French government has suspended a road travel prohibition for UK nationals, allowing Britons to drive through France to reach their residential homes in EU member states.