Hong Kong to expand 'vaccine bubble' from Feb 24 to combat Covid-19 spread Only vaccinated people will be allowed into the restricted venues. Published 04 Jan, 2022 08:12am
Australia's Covid-19 cases surge, hospitalisations hit pandemic high in NSW Authorities are battling a shortage of rapid antigen tests, delays with PCR results, abrupt closures of a number of testing sites. Published 04 Jan, 2022 07:19am
Omicron teaches hard lessons as US schools revamp return from holidays Published 03 Jan, 2022 11:58pm
Sheep, goats join in German efforts to encourage vaccination Tasty bits of bread did the trick for 700 sheep and goats to join Germany's drive aimed at encouraging more people ... Published 03 Jan, 2022 11:12pm
US FDA clears Pfizer's Covid-19 booster shot for 12- to 15-year-olds Narrows the time for all booster shots to five months from six months after primary doses. Published 03 Jan, 2022 10:34pm
Sindh records 339 new Covid-19 cases Sindh has reported 339 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, following which the province's infection tally has... Published 03 Jan, 2022 09:42pm
ANALYSIS: Outcry over Xi'an lockdown tests limits of China's zero-Covid policy Published 03 Jan, 2022 09:02pm
UK PM Boris Johnson says hospitals face 'considerable pressure' "The pressure on our NHS hospitals is going to be considerable in the course of the next couple of weeks and maybe more," he says. Published 03 Jan, 2022 08:12pm
Covid-hit cruise halted in Indian waters More than 2,000 people travelling on a cruise ship in Indian waters have been prevented from disembarking after a... Published 03 Jan, 2022 07:28pm
Omicron evades immunity better than Delta, Danish study finds The Omicron coronavirus variant is better at circumventing vaccinated peoples' immunity than the Delta variant,... Published 03 Jan, 2022 05:51pm
Belgium agrees to buy 10,000 courses each of Pfizer, Merck Covid-19 pills Governments around the world are scrambling to buy Paxlovid, the pill developed by Pfizer. Published 03 Jan, 2022 05:08pm
Kuwaitis told to avoid European travel over Omicron Kuwait has called on its citizens to avoid travel to several European countries hit hard by the Omicron coronavirus... Published 03 Jan, 2022 04:33pm
Israel to admit some foreigners with presumed Covid immunity as of Jan 9 The move reverses a ban on entry by foreigners imposed in late November in response to an Omicron variant surge. Published 03 Jan, 2022 03:40pm
Tokyo daily coronavirus cases hit 103, highest since Oct 8 The number of new cases in Tokyo has been on the rise since the end of last month. Published 03 Jan, 2022 03:10pm
Indonesia to give booster shots to public from Jan 12 as Omicron spreads Some 21 million will be covered under the booster programme this month. Published 03 Jan, 2022 02:32pm
Twitter permanently bans US congresswoman over Covid misinformation The social network said in a statement that it took the action after "repeated violations" of the policy. Published 03 Jan, 2022 01:38pm
US CDC mulling Covid test requirement for asymptomatic people: top health expert Published 03 Jan, 2022 12:25pm
India launches drive to vaccinate children before a feared Omicron surge Authorities in Gujarat are hoping to give a first dose to 3.6 million children this week. Published 03 Jan, 2022 11:36am
Pakistan reports more than 700 new cases for first time since October The positivity rate has risen to 1.55 per cent. Published 03 Jan, 2022 09:40am
144 people recover from coronavirus in Pakistan Pakistan's total recoveries stand at 1,257,168. Published 03 Jan, 2022 09:35am
Australia to push ahead with reopening amid record Covid-19 cases “We have to stop thinking about case numbers and think about serious illness, living with the virus,” says prime minister. Published 03 Jan, 2022 09:10am
China removes two officials in locked-down Xi'an They were removed in a bid to “strengthen the work of epidemic prevention and control” in the area. Published 03 Jan, 2022 08:10am
US defence secretary tests positive for Covid-19 He last met President Joe Biden on Dec 21, more than a week before he started experiencing symptoms. Published 03 Jan, 2022 07:20am
Thousands gather to oppose Dutch virus measures despite ban Coronavirus infection rates have been gradually decreasing for weeks in the Netherlands. Published 02 Jan, 2022 10:25pm
Airlines grapple with Omicron-related disruptions to start off 2022 Omicron has brought record case counts and dampened New Year festivities around much of the world. Published 02 Jan, 2022 09:45pm
Unvaccinated US travellers added to French quarantine list France is also grappling with record levels of new infections, with 200,000 cases reported daily over the last four days. Published 02 Jan, 2022 09:10pm
Bulgaria detects first cases of Omicron coronavirus variant “We have confirmed the new variant in samples from 12 people,” says chief health inspector. Published 02 Jan, 2022 08:25pm
