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Delhi likely to report 4,000-5,000 less Covid cases today: Satyendra Jain

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that the capital city is expected to report a substantial decline of around 4,000-5,000 Covid-19 cases on Monday

West Bengal coronavirus update: Restrictions help curb rise in infections

With strict restrictions in place, the number of Covid-19 infections has reduced significantly in West Bengal, as per the state health department

Pune-based Gennova working on Omicron-specific Covid vaccine: Report

If given emergency-use approval, this would be the country's first mRNA Covid vaccine like the ones developed by Pfizer and Moderna

South Korea sticks to youth vaccine pass despite restraining orders

The planned expansion of the South Korea's Covid-19 vaccine pass system to include 12- to 18-year-olds will be implemented in March as scheduled\

Gene variant that protects against severe Covid-19 infection identified

Researchers have identified a specific gene variant that protects against severe Covid-19 infection.

Two shots of Sputnik V accepted for international travel to Australia: TGA

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration has recognized the two-dose course of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19 as an acceptable form of coronavirus vaccination for travellers

Data story: India logs 258,089 new cases; positivity rate rises to 19.6%

India has so far administered 1,572,041,825 vaccine doses. That is 4205.54 per cent of its total caseload, and 112.38 per cent of its population

Covid-19: Omicron penetrates China's political, financial and tech hubs

China has detected locally-transmitted omicron infections in the capital Beijing, the financial center Shanghai, and Guangdong, where the southern technology center of Shenzhen is located

Global Covid caseload tops 325.7 million with more than 5.5 million deaths

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 327.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.53 million and vaccinations to over 9.62 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University

Covid-19: New York moving over Omicron peak as cases dip sharply

Covid-19's current crisis appears to be mirroring the projections made by officials and health experts that cases in New York are beginning to dip as sharply as they rose around Christmas

Djokovic arrives in Dubai after deportation from Australia

Novak Djokovic arrived early Monday in Dubai after his deportation from Australia over its required Covid-19 vaccination

China's zero-Omicron approach impacting its economy, supply chains

China's unwavering insistence on stamping out any trace of the coronavirus with a zero-Omicron approach is risking a big hit to the economy and supply chains.Goldman Sachs, for example, has just slashed its projection for Chinese economic growth in 2022 to 4.3 per cent from 4.8 per cent. That's roughly half what they estimate last year's growth rate to be. (China will report fourth-quarter and full-year GDP figures for 2021 on Monday), reported CNN.Morgan Stanley is taking a similar view that Omicron could mean the costs of a zero-Covid approach outweigh the benefits. Last week its analysts forecast growth of 4.9 per cent in the first quarter, but suspect it could slow to 4.2 per cent "should Omicron spread to other regions and lead to multiple city-wide lockdowns," reported CNN.The analysts cited a "deeper disruption to services" as a top risk for China if the country extends containment measures to several cities. That would mark China's most severe and widespread attempt to contain

No vaccine? No cafe, says new French new law passed to contain Covid surge

France's parliament approved a law Sunday that will exclude unvaccinated people from all restaurants, sports arenas and other venues

No one can be forced to get vaccinated against their wishes: Centre to SC

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that COVID-19 inoculation guidelines issued by the Union health ministry do not envisage forcible vaccination without obtaining the consent of an individual. On the issue of exempting persons with disabilities from producing vaccination certificates, the Centre told the apex court that it has not issued any SOP that makes it mandatory to carry the vaccination certificate for any purpose. The Centre said this in its affidavit filed in response to a plea by NGO Evara Foundation seeking door-to-door, priority COVID-19 vaccination for persons with disabilities. "It is submitted that the direction and guidelines released by Government of India and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare do not envisage any forcible vaccination without obtaining consent of the concerned individual. "It is submitted that vaccination for COVID-19 is of larger public interest in view of the ongoing pandemic situation," the affidavit filed by the Union health ministry ...

Tax billionaires to fund Covid vaccines for poor hit by pandemic: Oxfam

Anti-poverty organisation Oxfam called for governments to impose a one-time 99% tax on the world's billionaires and use the money to fund expanded production of vaccines for the poor

Unvaccinated children won't be allowed in physical classes: Haryana

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said that children in aged 15-18 years will not be allowed to attend physical classes without getting vaccination once the schools open.

West Bengal reports 14,938 new Covid-19 cases, 36 more fatalities

The state had registered 19,064 new infections and 39 deaths on Saturday

'Covid Zero' to 'Living with Covid'

The vaccination rate and vaccines' effectiveness against whichever is the dominant variant must determine policy makers' response from now on

Misstep on testing

Reducing Covid tests will not help

Omicron spread: Covid-19 cases skyrocket but fewer deaths this time round

A Delhi government analysis shows that most of those who succumbed to the virus were those who were either not fully vaccinated or had comorbidities