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Authorities have warned that the latest wave of the pandemic will drive case numbers to levels as yet unseen.
Published 21 Jan, 2022 02:17pm
Singapore is among the first few countries to recommend boosters for that age group.
Published 21 Jan, 2022 01:34pm
The US reopened to most travellers in November on the condition that they were vaccinated.
Published 21 Jan, 2022 12:56pm
Critics say the measures, which almost exclusively target bars and restaurants, make little sense and are unfair.
Published 21 Jan, 2022 12:22pm
Published 21 Jan, 2022 11:55am
The nationwide positivity rate has risen to 12.9pc.
Published 21 Jan, 2022 11:13am
The number of active cases has crossed 57,000, while the number of Covid-19 patients in critical care stands at 961.
Published 21 Jan, 2022 10:52am
South Africa has been hit hard by four waves of infection.
Published 21 Jan, 2022 10:13am
Thousands of people have offered to adopt unwanted hamsters.
Published 21 Jan, 2022 09:10am
It marks the fourth consecutive day of decline in local symptomatic cases.
Published 21 Jan, 2022 08:20am
The official death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began has risen to 302,390.
Published 21 Jan, 2022 07:25am
Published 20 Jan, 2022 11:08pm
Sindh has reported 3,739 coronavirus cases and 17 deaths over the past 24 hours, according to the daily situation...
Published 20 Jan, 2022 10:27pm
Cases of Covid-19 have plummeted in Africa and deaths are declining for the first time since the Omicron-dominated...
Published 20 Jan, 2022 09:53pm
Sweden has set a new daily record for Covid-19 cases, registering 39,938 on January 19, health agency data shows....
Published 20 Jan, 2022 08:47pm
Published 20 Jan, 2022 08:01pm
"We need to learn to live with it," says UK's health minister Sajid Javid.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 07:15pm
“This is a critical step toward ensuring global access to an urgently needed Covid-19 treatment," MPP official says.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 06:31pm
French Prime Minister Jean Castex will set out a timetable for a gradual lifting of Covid-19 restrictions in the...
Published 20 Jan, 2022 05:44pm
Omicron is less likely to cause severe illness than the previous delta variant, according to studies.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 05:05pm
"As many as 2.8m doses of vaccine had expired on the continent, roughly 0.5pc of the 572m doses delivered to date," official says.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:26pm
"There’s actually very little that we can do to prevent it, except for vaccinating people,” says an infectious disease expert.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 03:20pm
Roughly 72 per cent of Austria's population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, one of the lowest rates in western Europe.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 01:58pm
Published 20 Jan, 2022 01:46pm
“Viruses are constantly changing, including the virus that causes Covid-19,” CDC says.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 01:10pm
The ministry reported 12,815 cases on Jan. 19 and 8,558 cases on Jan. 18.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 12:25pm
All arrivals must take a Covid-19 test on arrival and five days later, official says.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 11:44am
Of the new cases, 54pc were reported in Sindh; Punjab, Islamabad both see more than 1,000 infections.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 11:00am
The number of active cases has crossed 51,000, while the number of Covid-19 patients in critical care stands at 918.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 10:55am
The total cancellations this year have risen to 96.
Published 20 Jan, 2022 10:20am
