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China's Covid plan 'unsustainable' due to omicron's infectious nature: WHO

The head of the World Health Organisation said China's extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the omicron variant

Delhi sees 393 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 more deaths in last 24 hours

Delhi on Tuesday recorded 393 fresh COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 3.35 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

North Korea's Kim faces huge dilemma on aid as Covid-19 cases surge

During more than a decade as North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un has made self-reliance his governing lynchpin, shunning international help

North Korea reports another surge in fever cases amid Covid-19 crisis

North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be and encouraged good health habits, as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population

Data story: India logs 1,569 new Covid cases; death toll at 524,260

India has so far administered 1,905,086,706 vaccine doses

China's Covid exit hinges on vaccinating its vulnerable elderly people

China is now paying a price for this vulnerability, with its economy struggling under the weight of chaotic lockdowns and increasingly unpredictable measures aimed at snuffing out all cases and shield

On the table, protein-rich plant-based alternatives to meat and eggs

Global statistics in recent years show a trend toward plant-based eating. It's no wonder that the global foodtech market is forecast to exceed $342 billion by 2027

N Korea reports nearly 270,000 new fever cases amid likely Covid outbreak

North Korea likely lacks testing supplies to confirm coronavirus infections in large numbers and its virus response is mostly isolating people with symptoms at shelters

Biological E slashes Corbevax prices by 70% to Rs 250 a dose for pvt mkt

End user would now need to pay Rs 400 per jab including the administration charge to get the shot at a private vaccination centre; move aimed at benefiting children

Delhi reported 377 fresh Covid-19 infections, one death in last 24 hours

Delhi on Monday reported 377 new Covid cases and one more death, while the positivity rate stood at 3.37 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here.

There is a risk Covid 'may spread rapidly' in North Korea, says WHO

Expressing concern over the COVID-19 situation in North Korea, the World Health Organization on Monday reiterated its commitment to supporting the country's response to the pandemic

Official US death toll from Covid surpasses 1 mn, highest for a country

The real number of lives lost to Covid, either directly or indirectly, as a result the disruption of the health care system in the world's richest country, is believed to be far higher

Kim orders immediate release of state reserve medicines amid Covid outbreak

On Sunday, North Korea reported eight additional deaths, raising the total number to 50, and over 392,920 people with symptoms of fever nationwide

China logs 140 new local Covid-19 cases; 69 in Shanghai, 39 in Beijing

Shanghai also reported four new deaths due to the infection in last 24 hours

India records 2,202 new Covid infections, 27 deaths; active cases at 17,317

With 2,202 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,31,23,801

Omicron infection turbo-charges vaccinated people's Covid immunity: Study

Findings match up evidence for an immune boost from exposure to different virus variants via vaccination and infection.

Shanghai aims to reopen more Covid-shut businesses, Beijing battles on

Shanghai is looking to resurrect businesses shutdown due to Covid in order to revive the area's exonomy. Beijing continues to battle along similar lines.

India sees dip in Covid-19 cases, logs 2,487 infections in last 24-hour

The daily positivity rate is at 0.61 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate of COVID in India is at 0.62 per cent

Cumulative Covid-19 cases in Africa cross 11.54 mn, death count at 252,626

Some 10,867,632 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far: Africa CDC

'Gennova will soon submit necessary data of mRNA Covid vaccine to DCGI'

The vaccine - GEMCOVAC-19 - is the country's first homegrown mRNA Covid- 19 vaccine and is seen as a game-changer for the healthcare industry.