China Sticks To Zero Covid Policy As Residents Decry Uneven Rules
Covid In China: Even as China's drastic attempts to eradicate COVID entirely - its "zero-COVID" approach - bite into prospects for the world's second-biggest economy,...
Taiwan Was A Covid Success Story In 2021. Now, It Has 80,000 A Day
Covid In Taiwan: For the whole of 2021, Taiwan reported less than 15,000 locally transmitted cases. Now, it's registering around 80,000 cases a day. Taipei: ...
North Korea Says Covid Situation “Under Control” In Country
North Korea COVID-19: The COVID wave in North Korea has fuelled concerns over a lack of vaccines, inadequate medical infrastructure and a potential food crisis...
Covid Tests Every 2 Days In China Province Of Nearly 100 Million: Report
China has persisted with its zero-covid policy, imposing hard lockdowns and movement restrictions on several cities even as much of the world has transitioned to...
Avoiding Monkeypox, Covid: Microbes Key In Preventing Pandemic
A single microbe has destabilized health-care systems, unbalanced economies, and confounded government leaders worldwide. Even as we cope with the covid crisis, nature keeps throwing...
UN Warns Of “Dire Consequences” Of North Korea Covid Response
North Korea Covid Outbreak: Around 1.5 million cases of "fever" have been reported in North Korea since the country announced its first Covid case a...
US FDA limits use of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine over blood clot risk
US regulators have strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots. Washington: The...
Almost 3 times as many died as a result of Covid globally than officially reported: WHO
There were 14.9 million excess deaths associated with Covid-19 by the end of 2021, the UN body said on Thursday. Almost three times as many...
Nearly 13 Million US Children Infected Since Covid Pandemic Began: Report
US COVID-19: Over 53,000 child COVID-19 cases were reported in the week ending April 28, an increase of over 60 per cent from two weeks...
IMF Chief Tests Positive For COVID-19
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has tested positive for Covid-19. She is experiencing mild symptoms, a spokesman said. Washington: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has...