Covid 19
Omicron ‘plainly milder’; new measures not needed, UK’s Johnson says
LONDON (Reuters) -New measures are not needed now in Britain to fight the Omicron variant, which is "plainly milder" than earlier forms of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said…
COVID-19: Myth vs Facts – Media reports claiming that India has missed Vaccination targets are misleading
In a recently published news article by a reputed international news agency, it has been claimed that India has missed its vaccination target. This is misleading and does not represent…
New COVID-19 cases in India rise sharply for fifth consecutive day, but far less than daily cases in USA & Europe
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India reported more than 27,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with infections sharply rising for a fifth consecutive day, but the chief minister of the capital…
France sixth country with more than 10 million COVID infections
PARIS (Reuters) -France became the sixth country in the world to report more than 10 million COVID-19 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to official data published on…
India supplies next batch of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
On the New Year's Day, today, India supplied the next batch of humanitarian assistance consisting of 500,000 doses of COVID vaccine (COVAXIN) to Afghanistan. The same was handed over to…
Xian battles COVID-19 in worst outbreak to hit a Chinese city this year
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's industrial and tech hub of Xian reported on Thursday more than 100 new cases of COVID-19, taking its tally of locally transmitted infections to the highest in…
Thousands message late Chinese COVID whistleblower doctor 2 years on
By Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Thousands of people left messages on the social media account of the late Chinese COVID-19 whistleblower Li Wenliang on the anniversary of the…
China local COVID-19 cases up for 4th day as Xian outbreak expands
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's local coronavirus cases rose for a fourth day, with the majority of infections reported by Xian, a northwestern city that has put its 13 million people under…
India boosts arsenal against COVID-19 with Merck pill, two more vaccines
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India has approved Merck's COVID-19 pill and two more vaccines for emergency use as the world's second most populous country braces for a possible spike in coronavirus…
Support for Japan PM up as voters welcome his COVID measures
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Japanese voters support Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government, with the public welcoming his anti-coronavirus measures, including temporary border closure to new foreign entrants, the…
India to give COVID-19 booster shots to healthcare workers from Jan. 10
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India will start administering COVID-19 booster shots as a precautionary measure to healthcare and frontline workers from Jan. 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…
Exclusive-U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries – White House
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House…
