Paris [France]: France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex and Health Minister Olivier Veran announced a series of new measures on Monday to curb the spread of
Seoul [South Korea]: ‘Paxlovid,’ the COVID-19 oral treatment developed by a global pharmaceutical company Pfizer, received emergency use authorization from the Ministry of Food and
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]: Telangana reported three new Omicron cases on Sunday, according to the state health department.With this, the total number of Omicron cases in
Tehran [Iran]: Iran’s Tourism Ministry announced on Sunday a 15-day halt in travel from the United Kingdom, France, Norway, Denmark and eight African countries amid
New Delhi [India]: From January 1, children in the age group of 15-18 will be eligible to register on the CoWIN platform.CoWIN platform chief Dr
London [UK]: Arsenal’s match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium, due to be played on Tuesday, has been postponed.“The Premier League Board accepted the postponement
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]: Telangana reported 3 new cases of the new COVID variant, Omicron in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.With
London [UK]: The United Kingdom can significantly reduce COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations if tougher restrictions are introduced and kept until the end of March, a
New Delhi [India]: The elderly population above 60 years of age with comorbidities who are eligible for COVID-19 ‘precautionary doses’ will have to take a
Tehran [Iran]: Iran is closing its land borders with the neighboring countries amid a rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Rohollah Latifi,
New Delhi [India]: India reported 6,987 fresh COVID-19 cases and 162 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Mumbai police crime branch on Friday busted a gang used to issue fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates to the unvaccinated people and arrested
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia]: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,335,901 as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and
London [UK]: Britain has reported another 122,186 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, exceeding 120,000 daily cases for the first time since of the
Beijing [China]: Beijing on Friday tightened epidemic prevention and control amid concerns around raging Omicron variant overseas as well as rising cases in China.Beijing’s moves
Beijing [China]: More than two dozen officials in China’s Shaanxi provinces have been punished by the authorities over their ineffective preventive measures in tackling the
London [UK]: Over 1.7 million people across the United Kingdom had COVID-19 from December 13-19, which is the highest number of infections during the pandemic,
New Delhi [India]: The Union Health Ministry on Friday said that of the 183 Omicron positive cases reported in India, three patients have already taken
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the efforts to combat COVID-19 and Omicron strain and emphasised
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]: Tamil Nadu on Thursday reported 33 cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19, said Health Minister Ma Subramanian. With this,
Rome [Italy]: Italy on Thursday tightened anti-pandemic rules for the Christmas and New Year holidays amid concerns over rising Omicron cases across the country.The cabinet
Tunis [Tunisia]: Tunisia reported five additional cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of Omicron infections to six, the Tunis Afrique Presse
New Delhi [India]: With the administration of 57,44,652 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 140.31 Cr (1,40,31,63,063) as
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of COVID-19 and Omicron variant and directed officials
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia](ANI/ Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 9,259,813 as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and
New Delhi [India]: Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that over 60 per cent of the eligible population in India has been fully vaccinated against
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]: Telangana reported 14 new cases of the new COVID variant, Omicron in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.With
New Delhi [India]: India has reported 7,495 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday.According to the Ministry, 236
New Delhi [India]: In view of rising COVID-19 cases and variant of concern Omicron, Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) issued orders to enforce ‘No Mask,
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India]: Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday confirmed the second case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the state.The Omicron positive patient
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]: Tamil Nadu reported 602 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said a health bulletin by the state government
Abuja [Nigeria]: Nigeria is now experiencing a fourth COVID-19 wave, health authorities in the country have said, attributing it to the rise in Delta and
Tel Aviv [Israel]: Israel on Tuesday reported 166 new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, according to the country’s health ministry.This has raised the
By P Shweta After two years of Covid-19 pandemic, the world community, especially Europe, was hoping to limp back to normalcy this Christmas season. However,
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Amid rising Omicron cases in a number of countries, Pakistan’s COVID response body has allowed booster shots for people aged 30 years and
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden will announce new actions on Tuesday (local time) to protect Americans and help communities and hospitals battle Omicron, building
Addis Ababa [South Africa]: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,155,691 cases as of late Sunday evening, the Africa Centers for
Johannesburg [South Africa]: Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday informed that owing to the increasing COVID-19 cases around the world, and the fourth wave locally,
Tel Aviv [Israel]: Israel’s Ministry of Health on Sunday said it decided to ban travel to ten more countries to prevent the spread of the
New Delhi [India]: The Delhi government on Saturday converted four private hospitals into dedicated centres for the treatment of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron.These four
London [UK]: London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced on Saturday an emergency over the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.According to the official, the city logged
Paris [France]: The Paris town hall announced on Saturday the cancellation of all holiday festivities which were planned to take place on Champs-Elysees on December
Kathmandu [Nepal]: Nepal on Saturday made two weeks quarantine mandatory for travelers arriving from 67 different countries, mainly from European and African countries, in wake
Cairo [Egypt] Egypt has confirmed the first three cases of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, the national Ministry of Health said.“Yesterday [on Thursday], the
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]: Tamil Nadu reported 627 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours.As per the health bulletin issued by the state
Geneva [Switzerland]: The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had approved the Covovax coronavirus vaccine, which is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India under
Tel Aviv [Israel]: In the coming weeks, the State of Israel will transfer one million Astra Zenica COVID-19 vaccine doses to African countries through the
New Delhi [India]: As many as 101 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 so far have been detected across 11 States and Union Territories, the
Beijing [China]: China’s biotech firm Sinovac claimed that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective against the Omicron variant of
New Delhi [India]: Amid concerns arising out of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region on Thursday
Washington [US]: White House Chief Medical advisor Antony Fauci on Wednesday said that the currently available booster shots work against the Omicron variant of Covid-19
Tokyo [Japan]: A panel of the Japanese Health Ministry on Wednesday approved the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as a booster on Wednesday, the
London [UK]: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that at least one person died after contracting the Omicron coronavirus strain, local media reported on Monday.“Sadly,
London [UK]: UK COVID-19 alert level raised to second-highest tier amid increasing Omicron cases on Sunday.Britain’s COVID alert level has been increased from Level 3
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia]: Malaysia reported 3,490 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,691,639, according to the health ministry.Fourteen of
Beijing [China]: China is struggling with fulfilling its claim of making the country COVID free for the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, scheduled to be
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Bangladesh has detected its first cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, said the country’s Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday.The Omicron variant
New Delhi [India]: In light of rising concerns over the spread of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and in a bid to prevent large gatherings
New Delhi [India]: Delhi has recorded 41 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, said the state government on Friday.With this, the count of
London [UK]: Britain reports 58,194 new coronavirus cases, reaching levels not seen since early January, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country
Pretoria [South Africa]: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has invited scientists from the BRICS member states to visit his country and study the coronavirus and
New Delhi [India]: The office of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday announced that the restrictions on scheduled international commercial passenger services
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]: Tamil Nadu reported 703 new cases and 11 deaths in the past 24 hours.According to the health bulletin, there are 7,946
London [UK]: Britain registered 51,342 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,610,958, according to official figures released
Moscow [Russia]: Nigeria is considering the procurement of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, but does not exclude the option of receiving it from Russia as
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: With the resurgence in the number of COVID cases because of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on
Paris [France]: France has “well noted” the decision of the United States to diplomatically boycott the Winter Olympics in Beijing of 2022 and it will
Hanoi [Vietnam]: Vietnam recorded 13,840 cases of COVID-19 in 59 localities on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health.Ho Chi Minh city continued to report
Harare [Zimbabwe]: The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country driven by the Omicron variant
New York [US]: Wall Street rallied sharply for a second straight day on Tuesday, with high-flying technology stocks rising as much as 3 per cent,
Washington [US]: Amid the cloud of concerns regarding the Omicron coronavirus variant, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr Anthony Fauci on Tuesday
New Delhi [India]: In view of the emergence of the COVID-19 variant Omicron, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to the people to
New Delhi [India]: In compliance with the revised travel guidelines issued by the Centre and Tamil Nadu government in view of the Omicron variant of
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: Both doses of COVID-19 vaccine are mandatory for people to enter shopping complexes, malls, cinema halls and theatres in Bengaluru, said an
London [UK]: A further 86 cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been reported in Britain, taking the total to 246, British health authorities confirmed
Moscow [Russia]: Hospital admissions in South Africa are not on the rise, despite a jump in active COVID-19 cases triggered by the new Omicron coronavirus
New Delhi [India] : Over 50 per cent of India’s eligible population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya as he
New Delhi [India]: New Delhi reported 51 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the health bulletin on Saturday.As per the health bulletin,
New Delhi [India]: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday asked the people not to panic in the wake of the emergence of the new
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] : Amid concern over the new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’ and possible third wave, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that the
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan reported 431 new COVID-19 cases and eight more deaths on Friday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday.The NCOC
Brazzaville [Congo]: African countries are stepping up measures to detect and control the spread of the Omicron variant as weekly new COVID-19 cases in the
London [UK]: Britain registered 50,584 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,379,647, according to official figures released
Beijing [China]: The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 75 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its report on Saturday.Of the
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: A high-level meeting with experts and senior officers has been convened on Friday to discuss the measures to be taken in the
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] : Nine international travellers, including one from South Africa, who arrived at Mumbai International Airport between November 10 – December 2 have
Paris [France] : The number of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has reached eight, the French public health agency said.The
New Delhi [India]: The Centre on Thursday informed that two people have tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Karnataka.A 46-year-old male
New Delhi [India]: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has sought India’s drug regulator’s approval for the Covishield vaccine as a booster dose citing adequate
Geneva [Switzerland]: The new Omicron coronavirus variant has been confirmed in 23 countries and their number is expected to rise, Director-General of the World Health
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India]: Uttarakhand has logged 53 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the state Health bulletin said on Tuesday.As per the health
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia]: Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday the detection of its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Saudi Press Agency reported.The variant
Moscow [Russia] : Russia has confirmed 32,837 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,669,718, the federal response center
New Delhi [India] : As fresh guidelines will be effective for international passengers arriving in India in view of Omicron concern from December 1, the
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]: West Bengal government on Tuesday extended the COVID-19 restrictions in the state till December 15 in view of the newly detected
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] : Minister of Health and Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday informed that international passengers arriving in Karnataka must undergo mandatory
New Delhi [India] : The Central government is examining the recommendation of the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) regarding the grant of market authorization of Covaxin
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] : The Telangana government on Monday set up a cabinet sub-committee to tackle the situation that may arise due to Omicron, the
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] : Amid the worry of the new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’, the reopening of schools for classes 1 to 7, in Mumbai, has
New Delhi [India] : The Delhi government has designated Lok Nayak Hospital as a dedicated hospital to treat patients infected with the new COVID-19 variant
New Delhi [India]: Expressing solidarity with the countries, particularly in Africa, which are affected by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, India on Monday said it
Davanagere (Karnataka) [India]: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Monday asked people not to panic about the new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’, and suggested them to
Singapore: Singapore and Malaysia have reopened their land borders after nearly two years since it was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which started early
Wellington [New Zealand] : New Zealand reported 182 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed
New Delhi [India] : India reported as many as 8,309 new COVID-19 cases and 236 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of
New Delhi [India]: India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 122 crore landmark milestone (122,34,81,344) on Sunday. More than 36 lakh (36,58,756) Vaccine Doses were administered till
Islamabad, [Pakistan] : Amid the global threat of a new COVID variant ‘Omnicron’, Pakistan has reported over 303 COVID-19 cases and five more people have
Sydney, [Australia] : Australian health officials on Sunday confirmed two cases of the new ‘Omicron’ coronavirus strain in the country for the first time.According to
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to stop flights
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India]: Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel on Saturday assured the people of the state that there is no need to worry about another
Washington [US]: A top US health expert has said that the Omicron strain of the COVID-19 is likely to spread widely.As reported by Sputnik, the
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan on Saturday restricted travel from six southern African nations and Hong Kong amid rising concerns over the newly detected variant of COVID-19.Taking
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: Karnataka Health Minister, Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday said that the people coming from new COVID-19 variant affected countries has to take
New York [US]: New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency in the state due to a spike in new coronavirus infections and
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting on the situation relating to COVID-19 and vaccination with top officials.Cabinet Secretary Rajiv
Washington [US]: The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech on Saturday issued a statement stating that they are not sure whether their vaccines would be able
Cape Town [South Africa]: South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla on Friday termed the countries’ decision of imposing restrictions on travellers from the country amid
New Delhi [India]: Amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’ first detected in South Africa, India on Friday added several countries to the
Brussels [Belgium]: A new COVID-19 variant known as B.1.1.529 has been confirmed in Belgium, Belgian Minister of Health and Social Affairs Franck Vandenbroucke said on
Pune (Maharashtra) [India]: Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday resumed the exports of its COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ to the international COVID vaccine sharing programme
Berlin [Germany]: Germany has registered 76,414 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, marking thus the largest daily increase since the start of the
New Delhi [India]: The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which is causing an increase in new COVID-19 infections in South Africa, has not been found in
New Delhi [India]: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday wrote to the additional Secretary, principal Secretary, secretary of health of all states and Union
New Delhi [India]: As many as fifteen more countries have recognised India’s COVID-19 vaccination certificate, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed late on Thursday.“Mutual
London [UK]: UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Thursday announced a temporary suspension of flights from six countries after reports emerged that a new COVID
New Delhi [India]: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to file an affidavit on the aspects of the administration of booster dose
London [UK] : A new study has found a gradual increase in the risk of COVID-19 infection from 90 days after receiving a second dose
Islamabad [Pakistan] : Pakistan reported 363 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,283,223, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said
New Delhi [India] : International flight operations are expected to return to normal “by the end of the year”, Rajiv Bansal, the Aviation Ministry Secretary,
New Delhi [India] : The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday said that more than 21.65 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine
New Delhi [India] : India recorded 9,283 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 437 deaths due to the infection in the past 24
Washington [US] : The latest US Covid-19 wave is taking its toll on some states’ intensive-care units, with several parts of the country seeing outbreaks
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] : Malaysia reported another 4,885 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 2,591,486, according to the health
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Bangladesh has reported no new death from COVID-19 in a day for the first time since April last year.The country reported the first
New Delhi [India] : Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually conducted a meeting on Monday to review the status of COVID-19 vaccination in Puducherry, Nagaland,
Islamabad [Pakistan] : Pakistan recorded 313 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 1,281,872, the National Command
New Delhi [India]: Over 10 lakh samples were tested for COVID-19 across the country in the last 24 hours, the Indian Council of Medical Research
Hanoi [Vitenam]: Vietnam reported 9,531 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 9,518 locally transmitted and 13 imported, according to its Ministry of Health.Most of the
La Jolla (California) [US]: New research findings show how genetic variations are linked to severe cases of COVID-19 affecting our immune cells.The study, led by
Manchester [UK]: Manchester City star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has tested positive for COVID-19 on international duty with Belgium, City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed on
Singapore: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday lauded Quad’s– comprising of Australia, India, Japan and US– efforts in producing, distributing COVID-19 vaccines and said
Brasilia [Brazil]: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 12,301 to 21,989,962 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of
Tokyo [Japan]: Topping charts among the Group of Seven industrialized nations (G-7), Japan has so far vaccinated 75.7 per cent of its population with two
New Delhi [India]: India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 114.46 crores, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.“With the administration of 73,44,739 vaccine
New Delhi [India]: Chief Executive Officer of the Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday said that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is the greatest
Paris [France]: France will face the acceleration of the fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the coming weeks, Jean-Francois Delfraissy, head of the scientific council
Moscow [Russia] : Russia has confirmed 36,626 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,182,538, the response center said on
Berlin [Germany]: Germany has resumed free COVID-19 tests from Saturday (local time), as the country is reeling under the fourth wave of the pandemic. This
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) : The Tamil Nadu government has decided to COVID-19 test centres at Sabarimala temple in Kerala, said Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] : Kerala reported 4,547 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours.A state government bulletin said 6,866 more people have recovered from
Paris [France]: France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex and Health Minister Olivier Veran announced a series of new measures on Monday to curb the spread of
Seoul [South Korea]: ‘Paxlovid,’ the COVID-19 oral treatment developed by a global pharmaceutical company Pfizer, received emergency use authorization from the Ministry of Food and
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]: Telangana reported three new Omicron cases on Sunday, according to the state health department.With this, the total number of Omicron cases in
Tehran [Iran]: Iran’s Tourism Ministry announced on Sunday a 15-day halt in travel from the United Kingdom, France, Norway, Denmark and eight African countries amid
New Delhi [India]: From January 1, children in the age group of 15-18 will be eligible to register on the CoWIN platform.CoWIN platform chief Dr
London [UK]: Arsenal’s match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium, due to be played on Tuesday, has been postponed.“The Premier League Board accepted the postponement
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]: Telangana reported 3 new cases of the new COVID variant, Omicron in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.With
London [UK]: The United Kingdom can significantly reduce COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations if tougher restrictions are introduced and kept until the end of March, a
New Delhi [India]: The elderly population above 60 years of age with comorbidities who are eligible for COVID-19 ‘precautionary doses’ will have to take a
Tehran [Iran]: Iran is closing its land borders with the neighboring countries amid a rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Rohollah Latifi,
New Delhi [India]: India reported 6,987 fresh COVID-19 cases and 162 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Mumbai police crime branch on Friday busted a gang used to issue fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates to the unvaccinated people and arrested
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia]: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,335,901 as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and
London [UK]: Britain has reported another 122,186 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, exceeding 120,000 daily cases for the first time since of the
Beijing [China]: Beijing on Friday tightened epidemic prevention and control amid concerns around raging Omicron variant overseas as well as rising cases in China.Beijing’s moves
Beijing [China]: More than two dozen officials in China’s Shaanxi provinces have been punished by the authorities over their ineffective preventive measures in tackling the
London [UK]: Over 1.7 million people across the United Kingdom had COVID-19 from December 13-19, which is the highest number of infections during the pandemic,
New Delhi [India]: The Union Health Ministry on Friday said that of the 183 Omicron positive cases reported in India, three patients have already taken
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the efforts to combat COVID-19 and Omicron strain and emphasised
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]: Tamil Nadu on Thursday reported 33 cases of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19, said Health Minister Ma Subramanian. With this,
Rome [Italy]: Italy on Thursday tightened anti-pandemic rules for the Christmas and New Year holidays amid concerns over rising Omicron cases across the country.The cabinet
Tunis [Tunisia]: Tunisia reported five additional cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of Omicron infections to six, the Tunis Afrique Presse
New Delhi [India]: With the administration of 57,44,652 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 140.31 Cr (1,40,31,63,063) as
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of COVID-19 and Omicron variant and directed officials
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia](ANI/ Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 9,259,813 as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and
New Delhi [India]: Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that over 60 per cent of the eligible population in India has been fully vaccinated against
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]: Telangana reported 14 new cases of the new COVID variant, Omicron in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.With
New Delhi [India]: India has reported 7,495 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry informed on Thursday.According to the Ministry, 236
New Delhi [India]: In view of rising COVID-19 cases and variant of concern Omicron, Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) issued orders to enforce ‘No Mask,
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India]: Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday confirmed the second case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the state.The Omicron positive patient
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]: Tamil Nadu reported 602 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said a health bulletin by the state government
Abuja [Nigeria]: Nigeria is now experiencing a fourth COVID-19 wave, health authorities in the country have said, attributing it to the rise in Delta and
Tel Aviv [Israel]: Israel on Tuesday reported 166 new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, according to the country’s health ministry.This has raised the
By P Shweta After two years of Covid-19 pandemic, the world community, especially Europe, was hoping to limp back to normalcy this Christmas season. However,
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Amid rising Omicron cases in a number of countries, Pakistan’s COVID response body has allowed booster shots for people aged 30 years and
Washington [US]: US President Joe Biden will announce new actions on Tuesday (local time) to protect Americans and help communities and hospitals battle Omicron, building
Addis Ababa [South Africa]: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,155,691 cases as of late Sunday evening, the Africa Centers for
Johannesburg [South Africa]: Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday informed that owing to the increasing COVID-19 cases around the world, and the fourth wave locally,
Tel Aviv [Israel]: Israel’s Ministry of Health on Sunday said it decided to ban travel to ten more countries to prevent the spread of the
New Delhi [India]: The Delhi government on Saturday converted four private hospitals into dedicated centres for the treatment of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron.These four
London [UK]: London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced on Saturday an emergency over the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.According to the official, the city logged
Paris [France]: The Paris town hall announced on Saturday the cancellation of all holiday festivities which were planned to take place on Champs-Elysees on December
Kathmandu [Nepal]: Nepal on Saturday made two weeks quarantine mandatory for travelers arriving from 67 different countries, mainly from European and African countries, in wake
Cairo [Egypt] Egypt has confirmed the first three cases of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus, the national Ministry of Health said.“Yesterday [on Thursday], the
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]: Tamil Nadu reported 627 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours.As per the health bulletin issued by the state
Geneva [Switzerland]: The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had approved the Covovax coronavirus vaccine, which is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India under
Tel Aviv [Israel]: In the coming weeks, the State of Israel will transfer one million Astra Zenica COVID-19 vaccine doses to African countries through the
New Delhi [India]: As many as 101 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 so far have been detected across 11 States and Union Territories, the
Beijing [China]: China’s biotech firm Sinovac claimed that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective against the Omicron variant of
New Delhi [India]: Amid concerns arising out of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region on Thursday
Washington [US]: White House Chief Medical advisor Antony Fauci on Wednesday said that the currently available booster shots work against the Omicron variant of Covid-19
Tokyo [Japan]: A panel of the Japanese Health Ministry on Wednesday approved the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as a booster on Wednesday, the
London [UK]: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that at least one person died after contracting the Omicron coronavirus strain, local media reported on Monday.“Sadly,
London [UK]: UK COVID-19 alert level raised to second-highest tier amid increasing Omicron cases on Sunday.Britain’s COVID alert level has been increased from Level 3
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia]: Malaysia reported 3,490 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,691,639, according to the health ministry.Fourteen of
Beijing [China]: China is struggling with fulfilling its claim of making the country COVID free for the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, scheduled to be
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Bangladesh has detected its first cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, said the country’s Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday.The Omicron variant
New Delhi [India]: In light of rising concerns over the spread of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron and in a bid to prevent large gatherings
New Delhi [India]: Delhi has recorded 41 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, said the state government on Friday.With this, the count of
London [UK]: Britain reports 58,194 new coronavirus cases, reaching levels not seen since early January, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country
Pretoria [South Africa]: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has invited scientists from the BRICS member states to visit his country and study the coronavirus and
New Delhi [India]: The office of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday announced that the restrictions on scheduled international commercial passenger services
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India]: Tamil Nadu reported 703 new cases and 11 deaths in the past 24 hours.According to the health bulletin, there are 7,946
London [UK]: Britain registered 51,342 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,610,958, according to official figures released
Moscow [Russia]: Nigeria is considering the procurement of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V, but does not exclude the option of receiving it from Russia as
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: With the resurgence in the number of COVID cases because of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on
Paris [France]: France has “well noted” the decision of the United States to diplomatically boycott the Winter Olympics in Beijing of 2022 and it will
Hanoi [Vietnam]: Vietnam recorded 13,840 cases of COVID-19 in 59 localities on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health.Ho Chi Minh city continued to report
Harare [Zimbabwe]: The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country driven by the Omicron variant
New York [US]: Wall Street rallied sharply for a second straight day on Tuesday, with high-flying technology stocks rising as much as 3 per cent,
Washington [US]: Amid the cloud of concerns regarding the Omicron coronavirus variant, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr Anthony Fauci on Tuesday
New Delhi [India]: In view of the emergence of the COVID-19 variant Omicron, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to the people to
New Delhi [India]: In compliance with the revised travel guidelines issued by the Centre and Tamil Nadu government in view of the Omicron variant of
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: Both doses of COVID-19 vaccine are mandatory for people to enter shopping complexes, malls, cinema halls and theatres in Bengaluru, said an
London [UK]: A further 86 cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been reported in Britain, taking the total to 246, British health authorities confirmed
Moscow [Russia]: Hospital admissions in South Africa are not on the rise, despite a jump in active COVID-19 cases triggered by the new Omicron coronavirus
New Delhi [India] : Over 50 per cent of India’s eligible population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya as he
New Delhi [India]: New Delhi reported 51 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the health bulletin on Saturday.As per the health bulletin,
New Delhi [India]: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday asked the people not to panic in the wake of the emergence of the new
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] : Amid concern over the new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’ and possible third wave, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that the
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan reported 431 new COVID-19 cases and eight more deaths on Friday, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday.The NCOC
Brazzaville [Congo]: African countries are stepping up measures to detect and control the spread of the Omicron variant as weekly new COVID-19 cases in the
London [UK]: Britain registered 50,584 new COVID-19 infections bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 10,379,647, according to official figures released
Beijing [China]: The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 75 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its report on Saturday.Of the
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: A high-level meeting with experts and senior officers has been convened on Friday to discuss the measures to be taken in the
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] : Nine international travellers, including one from South Africa, who arrived at Mumbai International Airport between November 10 – December 2 have
Paris [France] : The number of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has reached eight, the French public health agency said.The
New Delhi [India]: The Centre on Thursday informed that two people have tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Karnataka.A 46-year-old male
New Delhi [India]: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has sought India’s drug regulator’s approval for the Covishield vaccine as a booster dose citing adequate
Geneva [Switzerland]: The new Omicron coronavirus variant has been confirmed in 23 countries and their number is expected to rise, Director-General of the World Health
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India]: Uttarakhand has logged 53 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the state Health bulletin said on Tuesday.As per the health
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia]: Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday the detection of its first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, the Saudi Press Agency reported.The variant
Moscow [Russia] : Russia has confirmed 32,837 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,669,718, the federal response center
New Delhi [India] : As fresh guidelines will be effective for international passengers arriving in India in view of Omicron concern from December 1, the
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]: West Bengal government on Tuesday extended the COVID-19 restrictions in the state till December 15 in view of the newly detected
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] : Minister of Health and Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday informed that international passengers arriving in Karnataka must undergo mandatory
New Delhi [India] : The Central government is examining the recommendation of the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) regarding the grant of market authorization of Covaxin
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] : The Telangana government on Monday set up a cabinet sub-committee to tackle the situation that may arise due to Omicron, the
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] : Amid the worry of the new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’, the reopening of schools for classes 1 to 7, in Mumbai, has
New Delhi [India] : The Delhi government has designated Lok Nayak Hospital as a dedicated hospital to treat patients infected with the new COVID-19 variant
New Delhi [India]: Expressing solidarity with the countries, particularly in Africa, which are affected by the Omicron variant of coronavirus, India on Monday said it
Davanagere (Karnataka) [India]: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Monday asked people not to panic about the new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’, and suggested them to
Singapore: Singapore and Malaysia have reopened their land borders after nearly two years since it was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which started early
Wellington [New Zealand] : New Zealand reported 182 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed
New Delhi [India] : India reported as many as 8,309 new COVID-19 cases and 236 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of
New Delhi [India]: India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 122 crore landmark milestone (122,34,81,344) on Sunday. More than 36 lakh (36,58,756) Vaccine Doses were administered till
Islamabad, [Pakistan] : Amid the global threat of a new COVID variant ‘Omnicron’, Pakistan has reported over 303 COVID-19 cases and five more people have
Sydney, [Australia] : Australian health officials on Sunday confirmed two cases of the new ‘Omicron’ coronavirus strain in the country for the first time.According to
New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to stop flights
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India]: Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel on Saturday assured the people of the state that there is no need to worry about another
Washington [US]: A top US health expert has said that the Omicron strain of the COVID-19 is likely to spread widely.As reported by Sputnik, the
Islamabad [Pakistan]: Pakistan on Saturday restricted travel from six southern African nations and Hong Kong amid rising concerns over the newly detected variant of COVID-19.Taking
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]: Karnataka Health Minister, Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday said that the people coming from new COVID-19 variant affected countries has to take
New York [US]: New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency in the state due to a spike in new coronavirus infections and
New Delhi [India]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting on the situation relating to COVID-19 and vaccination with top officials.Cabinet Secretary Rajiv
Washington [US]: The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech on Saturday issued a statement stating that they are not sure whether their vaccines would be able
Cape Town [South Africa]: South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla on Friday termed the countries’ decision of imposing restrictions on travellers from the country amid
New Delhi [India]: Amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant ‘Omicron’ first detected in South Africa, India on Friday added several countries to the
Brussels [Belgium]: A new COVID-19 variant known as B.1.1.529 has been confirmed in Belgium, Belgian Minister of Health and Social Affairs Franck Vandenbroucke said on
Pune (Maharashtra) [India]: Serum Institute of India (SII) on Friday resumed the exports of its COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ to the international COVID vaccine sharing programme
Berlin [Germany]: Germany has registered 76,414 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, marking thus the largest daily increase since the start of the
New Delhi [India]: The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, which is causing an increase in new COVID-19 infections in South Africa, has not been found in
New Delhi [India]: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday wrote to the additional Secretary, principal Secretary, secretary of health of all states and Union
New Delhi [India]: As many as fifteen more countries have recognised India’s COVID-19 vaccination certificate, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed late on Thursday.“Mutual
London [UK]: UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Thursday announced a temporary suspension of flights from six countries after reports emerged that a new COVID
New Delhi [India]: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre to file an affidavit on the aspects of the administration of booster dose
London [UK] : A new study has found a gradual increase in the risk of COVID-19 infection from 90 days after receiving a second dose
Islamabad [Pakistan] : Pakistan reported 363 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,283,223, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said
New Delhi [India] : International flight operations are expected to return to normal “by the end of the year”, Rajiv Bansal, the Aviation Ministry Secretary,
New Delhi [India] : The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday said that more than 21.65 crore balance and unutilized COVID-19 vaccine
New Delhi [India] : India recorded 9,283 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 437 deaths due to the infection in the past 24
Washington [US] : The latest US Covid-19 wave is taking its toll on some states’ intensive-care units, with several parts of the country seeing outbreaks
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia] : Malaysia reported another 4,885 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 2,591,486, according to the health
Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Bangladesh has reported no new death from COVID-19 in a day for the first time since April last year.The country reported the first
New Delhi [India] : Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually conducted a meeting on Monday to review the status of COVID-19 vaccination in Puducherry, Nagaland,
Islamabad [Pakistan] : Pakistan recorded 313 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 1,281,872, the National Command
New Delhi [India]: Over 10 lakh samples were tested for COVID-19 across the country in the last 24 hours, the Indian Council of Medical Research
Hanoi [Vitenam]: Vietnam reported 9,531 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, including 9,518 locally transmitted and 13 imported, according to its Ministry of Health.Most of the
La Jolla (California) [US]: New research findings show how genetic variations are linked to severe cases of COVID-19 affecting our immune cells.The study, led by
Manchester [UK]: Manchester City star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has tested positive for COVID-19 on international duty with Belgium, City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed on
Singapore: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday lauded Quad’s– comprising of Australia, India, Japan and US– efforts in producing, distributing COVID-19 vaccines and said
Brasilia [Brazil]: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 12,301 to 21,989,962 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of
Tokyo [Japan]: Topping charts among the Group of Seven industrialized nations (G-7), Japan has so far vaccinated 75.7 per cent of its population with two
New Delhi [India]: India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 114.46 crores, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.“With the administration of 73,44,739 vaccine
New Delhi [India]: Chief Executive Officer of the Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday said that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is the greatest
Paris [France]: France will face the acceleration of the fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the coming weeks, Jean-Francois Delfraissy, head of the scientific council
Moscow [Russia] : Russia has confirmed 36,626 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 9,182,538, the response center said on
Berlin [Germany]: Germany has resumed free COVID-19 tests from Saturday (local time), as the country is reeling under the fourth wave of the pandemic. This
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) : The Tamil Nadu government has decided to COVID-19 test centres at Sabarimala temple in Kerala, said Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] : Kerala reported 4,547 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours.A state government bulletin said 6,866 more people have recovered from
