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France plans to replace health passes with vaccine ones in January

The French authorities have prepared a draft law to replace health passes with vaccine ones for visiting places of leisure since January 15, PM Jean Castex said

UP last again in NITI Aayog Health Index 2019-20, Kerala tops ranking

As good news, India's most populous state shows highest incremental performance between 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Global Covid caseload tops 279.9 mn, deaths surge to over 5.39 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 279.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.39 million and vaccinations to over 8.94 billion

No 'Delmicron' virus yet, time to fight Omicron variant: Health experts

As the debate rises in India over a new Coronavirus strain being called 'Delmicron', leading health experts said on Saturday advised people not to pay heed to rumours

Omicron patients likely need up to 70% less hospital care, says report

People getting infected with Omicron are 50 per cent to 70 per cent less likely to need hospital care compared with previous Covid-19 variants, says an analysis.

Global Covid caseload tops 278.8 mn as deaths surge to more than 5.39 mn

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 278.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.39 million and vaccinations to over 8.88 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

COVAX targets 70% Covid-19 immunisation coverage by mid next year

COVAX on Thursday set a target to achieve 70 per cent Covid-19 immunization coverage by mid-2022.

Global Covid caseload tops 277.1 mn, deaths surge to over 5.37 million

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 277.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.37 million and vaccinations to over 8.79 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Global Covid caseload tops 276.2 mn, death toll crosses 5.36 million

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 276.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.36 million and vaccinations to over 8.76 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

WHO's chief Tedros Adhanom calls on world to end Covid-19 pandemic in 2022

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has called on the world to pull together to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year.

Covid cases top 275.4 mn worlwide, deaths more than 5.36 million

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 275.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.36 million and vaccinations to over 8.72 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Top Headlines: WHO warns on Omicron; public health infra priority in 2022

Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour.

Myanmar reports 152 new Covid-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 1.32%

Myanmar reported 152 new Covid-19 infections with daily positivity rate of 1.32 per cent in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Sunday.

Gujarat reports four new cases of Omicron variant; tally rises to 11

Four new cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus were reported in Gujarat on Sunday, which took the state's count of the persons infected with this strain to 11

Urgent need to scale-up public health, social measures: WHO on Omicron

The World Health Organization on Saturday stressed on urgent scale-up of public health and social measures to curtail its further spread

S Korea reports 7,314 more Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 558,864

South Korea reported 7,314 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 558,864.

India logs 7,145 new infections; active cases in country decline to 84,565

India logged 7,145 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,47,33,194

Finland reissues nationwide face mask recommendation amid Covid surge

The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has reissued nationwide recommendation on using face masks, as Covid-19 infections surge

France announces new measures to curb spread of Covid amid holidays

French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced a series of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 during holiday seasons

No scientific data to suggest Covid pills will be useful now: ICMR

The scientific data on anti-viral Covid pills still does not support that these medicines will be useful at the moment, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said