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In total, nearly 16,000 people have died of Covid in Sweden since the pandemic started.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 07:15pm
Currently, about 70pc of the EU's population of 450m has been fully vaccinated and half of them have received a booster.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 06:07pm
The vaccines are being shipped, starting Thursday, through Covax.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 05:34pm
Tough coronavirus rules have made Hong Kong one of the world's most isolated cities.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:52pm
More than 85pc of South Koreas more than 51 million people have been fully vaccinated.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:04pm
Beijing has not locked down any districts, but several now have mobility restrictions in place in certain areas.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 03:16pm
Published 27 Jan, 2022 02:52pm
The seven-day incidence per 100,000 people has risen to 1,017 from 941 the previous day.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 02:05pm
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Published 27 Jan, 2022 12:48pm
China had 4.7 million registered nurses at the end of 2020, or 3.35 per 1,000 people, official data showed.
Updated 27 Jan, 2022 12:49pm
The national positivity rate stands at 11.9pc.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 11:15am
The number of active cases stands at 91,854, of whom 1,240 are in critical condition.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 11:07am
Hospitalisations have remained steady at around 5,000 for the last few days, peaking at just under 5,400 on Tuesday.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 10:20am
Official says vaccine rollout, testing and treatments combine to make “some of the strongest defences in Europe”.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 09:10am
It will test the booster in adults aged 18 years and older.
Published 27 Jan, 2022 08:15am
Published 27 Jan, 2022 07:10am
The latest batch includes 3.2m doses of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE vaccine to Bangladesh and 4.7m doses to Pakistan.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 10:49pm
The total number of cases has risen to 531,255 and the death toll is 7,765.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 09:56pm
A total of 22 games have been called off this season due to Covid-19 outbreaks.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 09:02pm
“The data available at the moment does not urge for putting in place a second booster jab”.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 07:08pm
The European region as a whole no longer accounts for half or more than half of global deaths and infections.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 06:17pm
The country of 5.8 million people registered 46,000 new cases on Tuesday.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:55pm
New daily coronavirus infections are rising, driven by the extremely contagious Omicron variant.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 04:16pm
Nikol Pashinyan is asymptomatic and self-isolating as required.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 03:37pm
Published 26 Jan, 2022 02:35pm
The number of people watching the parade was limited and included only fully vaccinated adults and children over 15.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 01:56pm
Published 26 Jan, 2022 12:32pm
The total caseload has risen to 1,386,348 while the death toll is 29,137.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 11:57am
The number of active cases has reached 86,124, of whom 1,293 patients are in critical condition.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 11:30am
Bulgaria's tally of infections exceeds 903,000, with 32,869 deaths since the pandemic began.
Published 26 Jan, 2022 10:27am
