Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing - Feb. 6, 2022

ANKARA (AA) - Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and other news in Turkiye and around the world.

- Coronavirus and other developments in Turkiye

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and first lady Emine Erdogan have tested positive for the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Turkiye reported more than 98,700 new virus cases.

The Health Ministry confirmed 98,715 infections, 221 related deaths and 80,402 recoveries in the last day.

To counter the spread of the virus, Turkiye has administered more than 142.83 million COVID-19 vaccine doses since it launched an immunization drive in January last year.

- Other developments worldwide

Morocco’s Royal Court confirmed the death of a 5-year-old boy who was stuck for five days in a well in a village in northern Morocco.

Uyghur Turks in the US protested the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in front of the White House.

Bosnians gathered to commemorate the 28th anniversary of a massacre that killed 68 people and injured nearly 150.

Senegal’s President Macky Sall was elected the African Union’s new chairperson.

Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc said it will boycott a parliamentary session to elect a new president of Iraq.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Maj. Gen. Aroldo Lazaro Saenz of Spain as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Montenegro's coalition government led by Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic collapsed Friday after parliament backed a vote of no confidence.

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, better known as Queen Elizabeth II, has reached her 70-year milestone on the throne.

An investigation was launched in France into a mural that depicts a woman wearing a hijab along with the Magen David, or the Star of David.