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Maharashtra: Thane records 241 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

With the addition of 241 new cases of coronavirus, the infection tally in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 5,72,680, an official said on Wednesday

Some 3,000 flights cancelled, 11,500 delayed worldwide on Tuesday: Tracker

Amid the global surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, almost 3,000 flights have been cancelled and more than 11,500 flights have been delayed worldwide on Tuesday.

President Joe Biden revokes southern Africa travel restrictions

US President Joe Biden has ended the COVID-19 related travel restriction imposed last month on the eight southern African nations due to the spread of coronavirus variant Omicron.

Germany tightens Covid restrictions before New Year to curb Omicron threat

Germany introduced tighter restrictions nationwide for vaccinated and recovered people in a bid to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.

Covid-19 upsets status quo in Europe, hope and challenges ahead

In 2021, Covid-19 has continued to ravage Europe, causing fear, stress and even despair across the board.

India-US healthcare alliance in spotlight as DCGI approves 2 more vaccines

India-US collaboration in the health sector is in the spotlight as the Central Drug Authority this week approved two more Covid vaccines

California records more than 5 million cases amid Omicron surge

California became the first state to record more than 5 million known coronavirus infections, according to the state dashboard on Tuesday, which was delayed by the holiday weekend.

Omicron becomes dominant coronavirus variant in Netherlands

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 caused more than 50 per cent of infections in the Netherlands over the past week, replacing Delta as the dominant variant, a national agency announced

Uttar Pradesh declared as Covid-affected state after infections surge

Following a surge in COVID-19 cases, Uttar Pradesh has been declared as a COVID-affected state.

Rapid antigen tests less sensitive for detecting Omicron infections: US FDA

The Food and Drug Administration in the US has said that rapid antigen tests are less sensitive for detecting Omicron variant infections

Telangana achieves 100% coverage in Covid-19 first dose vaccination

Telangana is the first large state across the country to complete 100 per cent first dose vaccination against Covid-19, said state health minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday.

Japan weighs providing Covid-19 booster shots for all: PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said the government will consider providing Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for all people in the country as much as possible, Kyodo News reported.

Covid-19: Bihar govt orders to close parks from Dec 31 to Jan 2

In view of increasing Omicron cases across the country, the Bihar government on Tuesday ordered to close the parks including the Jaivik Udyaan from December 31 to January 2.

Europe faces massive Covid-19 surge, France records nearly 180k new cases

The number of COVID infections has surged to a new level in Europe as France has logged a record of nearly 1,80,000 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.

Biological E gets approval to conduct trials of Corbevax as booster dose

DCGI has given approval to the Hyderbad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E to conduct phase 3 clinical trials

Spain's total number of coronavirus cases cross 6 million: Govt

Spain's Ministry of Health has reported 99,671 new Covid-19 cases for the past 24 hours, bringing the country's total number of coronavirus cases to 6,032,297 since the start of the pandemic.

Setback for Belgian govt as coronavirus restrictions measures overturned

In a setback for the Belgian government, an advisory body on Tuesday suspended a Cabinet-ordered closure of part of the cultural sector

US sets grim new record for daily Covid-19 cases amid Omicron surge

The lightning spread of the new Omicron variant in the US has driven daily Covid-19 new cases to a record high of over 510,000.

Walk-in, online registration for Covid-19 vaccination in 15-18 age group

The government said that both walk-in and online registration through CoWIN would be available for vaccination of children in the 15-18 age group

Hyderabad reports 7 new cases of Omicron, state tally mounts to 62

Seven new cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been reported in Hyderabad during the last 24 hours, said the state government on Tuesday.