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Says it is his responsibility to sound the alarm given the Omicron threat.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 05:34pm
Administrators say staff shortages have been compounded in the last month by medical practitioners isolating or quarantining.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 04:38pm
The global financial hub is one of the world's last holdouts sticking to a goal of stopping local transmission of the virus.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 04:00pm
Two hundred Armed Forces personnel have been made available to support the National Health Service for the next three weeks.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 03:30pm
The northern maritime state of Bremen has reported the highest infection rate of any region in Germany.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 03:27pm
President Macron is banking that enough people will take up Covid vaccine booster shots to mitigate the effects of the virus.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 03:00pm
New applications for Thailand's "Test & Go" quarantine waiver scheme will not be approved until further notice.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 02:30pm
Experts say testing is the best way to determine what you have since symptoms of the illnesses can overlap.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 02:00pm
Published 07 Jan, 2022 01:30pm
Warns people to be wary of photoshopped images spreading fake information about the pandemic.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 01:09pm
Chinese Vice Premier says she is "pained and deeply ashamed" about people's difficulties in securing hospital services in Xian.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 01:00pm
Officials say they are working under the assumption that daily infections will surpass the record of more than 414,000 set in May.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 12:29pm
Published 07 Jan, 2022 11:59am
The plan was advanced by a government panel and health experts.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 11:34am
Published 07 Jan, 2022 10:55am
The national positivity rate has risen to 2.5 per cent.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 10:05am
There are 14,094 active cases, of whom 609 are in critical condition.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 10:00am
Omicron's arrival reversed a downturn in infections during autumn when widespread application of vaccines provided relief.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 09:06am
Of the new infections, 116 were locally transmitted.
Published 07 Jan, 2022 08:15am
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Published 07 Jan, 2022 07:20am
Italy has reported a record daily number of new Covid-19 cases at 219,441 against 189,109 the day before, reports...
Published 07 Jan, 2022 12:02am
Infection tally in the province reaches 483,728, two more coronavirus-related fatalities take death toll to 7,678.
Published 06 Jan, 2022 10:56pm
The statement added that 95 of the infections were of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
Published 06 Jan, 2022 10:04pm
WHO official says early studies show there is a reduced risk of hospitalisation from the variant compared with Delta.
Published 06 Jan, 2022 09:12pm
The government tightened restrictions in Manila and several provinces and cities this week.
Published 06 Jan, 2022 08:17pm
Announces stepped-up inspections to ensure shops are limiting access to vaccinated and recovered people.
Published 06 Jan, 2022 07:29pm
Says had a sore throat for a 4-5 days and felt mildly feverish two nights ago.
Published 06 Jan, 2022 06:52pm
“The period where we are using severe lockdowns as a tool is over," official says.
Published 06 Jan, 2022 05:11pm
“Friends and family, including myself and my wife Joan, recently caught Omicron," he says.
Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:41pm
Election rallies have been cancelled in India's heartland as authorities fret over a sudden Covid-19 surge, driven ...
Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:02pm
