Coronavirus
Video Opinion: Uncertainty over coronavirus has taken a toll on mental health
Dr Shweta Sharma talks about paranoia, anxiety and depression triggered by uncertainty over coronavirus pandemic. She also lists ways to deal with…
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Video analysis: Coronavirus impact - strategic competition and beyond
Major General S B Asthana (Retd) analysis the strategic situation in the Indo-Pacific region as the coronavirus fear grips the world.
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Trump dodges questions about his friendship with Putin, says 'I don't comment on that'—what is he hiding?
On Tuesday, during an appearance at the Economic Club of Chicago, the interviewer asked Trump about his rumoured friendship with Putin, but the ex-president refused to comment and said, "No, I don…
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Trump sent COVID test kits to Putin while Americans died? Explosive new book reveals his shocking betrayal
'War,' a book by Bob Woodward, has revealed that allegedly, Trump, when…
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'Much better scenario': World better positioned against mpox than for Covid, says vaccine alliance
The Covid catastrophe brought with it "important learnings, and those learnings were drawn upon", said Gavi chief Sania Nishtar
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Covid scare back in Europe and US as new contagious variant XEC becomes dominant
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged people to maintain good hygiene and improve access to clean air.
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Covid vaccine: Single-dose nasal drop protects against virus and variants, can be a gamechanger
A new Covid vaccine candidate could be a game changer, according to its developers, as it offers broad protection against the virus and its variants. What makes it unique is that it can be…
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'Coronavirus', which literally translates into 'the virus with a halo' has alarmed the whole world after China quarantined the epicentre of the outbreak, Wuhan shutting down essential services in the city.
With the number of cases rising daily, the virus threatens millions of people, especially in developing regions. Several countries have cancelled or suspended flights to China as the country grapples with the deadly virus.
92% of Beijing population could be infected with Covid by January-end: Study
The study estimated that by January 31, more than 90 per cent of Beijing's population would have had Covid.
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Long Covid could be more severe, have longer impact than estimated, says research
The World Health Organisation defines PCC as the persistence or development of symptoms three months after a Sars-CoV-2 infection, with signs lasting at least two months and not explained by any…
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Germany: Around 180,000 more people died than expected during Covid pandemic
The report mentioned that 116,000 more people died in the 80+ age group alone, than would have been usual, while the figure in the 60 to 79 age group was 51,000
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Covid: China reports 70% rise in weekly hospitalisations, highest since pandemic began, says WHO
A few days back, the WHO had urged China to share more information on the pandemic and said it will continue to work with the government providing technical advice and support, and engaging in…
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Hong Kong to axe isolation rule for Covid patients, to end mask-mandate next
Amid slowing growth, Hong Kong authorities said they will next remove the mask mandate in place to control the spread of COVID-19.
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Internet censorship crackdown, Jinping's concerns and Lee's optimism, here's how Covid is faring in China
With the end of China's zero-Covid policy in December, the nation's coronavirus numbers have seen a rapid rise. Another thing that has taken a jump is the citizen's discontentment with what the…
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China announces censorship crackdown to remove Covid ‘rumours’ from internet
The “Spring Festival online improvement” programme, which will continue for a month, will target accounts which are considered spreading “rumours” about Covid and the experiences of the patient by…
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WHO urges China to share more Covid info after it reports huge spike in deaths
On Saturday, an official from China's National Health Commission said that 59,938 patients died due to Covid between December 8, 2022, and January 12 this year, the first major toll released after…
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China records around 60,000 deaths related to Covid-19 in one month: Official
China's National Health Commission said that around 60,000 Covid-related deaths have been recorded after the strict zero-Covid policy of the government was scrapped suddenly, leading to surge in…
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Explained: Why are the Chinese turning to Hong Kong and Macau for Covid jabs?
Why are the Chinese rushing to Hong Kong, Macau, and even Thailand to purchase the really potent mRNA vaccines? WION explains.
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About 900 million in China infected with Covid: Chinese university study
China Covid crisis: Beijing stopped publishing data related to Covid infections and related deaths since abandoning the 'zero-Covid policy' last month.
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Covid: Germany to end mask mandate in long-distance trains, buses from Feb 2
The mask mandate (in long-distance trains and buses) in Germany, which had been imposed since the early days of the virus outbreak, was set to expire on April 7 but is now ending sooner.
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People in China warned against visiting elders in Lunar New Year as Covid cases spread rapidly
State council pandemic prevention team’s member Prof Guo Jianwen appealed to people not to go home to visit elderly relatives if the virus has not infected them yet. “You have all kinds of ways to…
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China ‘heavily underreporting’ COVID deaths, lack info for proper risk assessment, says WHO
WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan blamed the parameter being used by China to define a COVID death for the lack of data. He also said that there is a "need for doctors in the public health…
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Covid spike in China: Pharma firms running 24/7 to meet demand for medicines
Pharmaceutical firms in China are confident of meeting the surge in the demand for Covid-related medicines amid the worsening pandemic situation.
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Pentagon scraps Covid vaccine mandate that led to the discharge of more than 8,000 army personnel
The thousands of army personnel who lost their jobs due to the mandate can also apply to have the characterisations of their discharge amended. However, the memo makes no mention of reinstatement…
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Fact Check: No, COVID-19 vaccines didn't kill Canadian doctors. Social media claims are unproven
A social media post alleged that Covid vaccines were linked to the sudden deaths of doctors in Canada. The post was re-shared tens of thousands of times. Here's all you need to know about…
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Severe Covid cases may peak in China’s small and medium-sized cities: Official
Jiao Yahui, an official from China's National Health Commission (NHC), said the demand for emergency and critical care in China's large cities had likely peaked, but the Lunar New Year travel…
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Japan makes Covid test must for travellers from China, orders quarantine for those found infected
The restrictions have been put in place with an aim of preventing spread of highly transmittable strains of Covid.
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China lifts Covid restrictions on foreign travel, ends quarantine rule for inbound travellers
There were 387 flyers on the flight from Singapore and Toronto. However, no one was subjected to COVID-19 tests or the earlier mandatory five-day quarantine after arrival.
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Wuhan lab leak likely behind Covid pandemic, finds US investigation
The two-year-long investigation into the outbreak that killed 1.1 million Americans by the Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Pandemic concluded on Monday (Dec 2). It backs the theory…
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Trump dodges questions about his friendship with Putin, says 'I don't comment on that'—what is he hiding?
On Tuesday, during an appearance at the Economic Club of Chicago, the interviewer asked Trump about his rumoured friendship with Putin, but the ex-president refused to comment and said, "No, I don…
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Trump sent COVID test kits to Putin while Americans died? Explosive new book reveals his shocking betrayal
'War,' a book by Bob Woodward, has revealed that allegedly, Trump, when…
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'Much better scenario': World better positioned against mpox than for Covid, says vaccine alliance
The Covid catastrophe brought with it "important learnings, and those learnings were drawn upon", said Gavi chief Sania Nishtar
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Covid scare back in Europe and US as new contagious variant XEC becomes dominant
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged people to maintain good hygiene and improve access to clean air.
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Covid vaccine: Single-dose nasal drop protects against virus and variants, can be a gamechanger
A new Covid vaccine candidate could be a game changer, according to its developers, as it offers broad protection against the virus and its variants. What makes it unique is that it can be…
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Virus that causes Covid is widespread among wildlife species in US: Study
The study found that genetic monitoring in wild animals verified the existence of SARS-CoV-2 and distinct viral mutations with lineages closely resembling versions that were circulating in humans…
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'Outdated, abandoned, labyrinthine': Covid inquiry finds how UK's health system failed people during pandemic
The report said that the UK government's sole pandemic strategy from 2011, was "outdated and lacked adaptability".
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‘I had a lot of dizziness’: Montreal resident shares his suffering with Long Covid for three years
Researchers are trying to solve the mystery of Long COVID, even while it is extremely difficult to ascertain the exact number of these cases across the world
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Is Covid back with summer wave as cases rise in UK and US?
Data by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) revealed that laboratory tests conducted across the nation, the majority of which involved swabs taken from patients receiving healthcare.
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UK not prepared for ‘inevitable’ next pandemic, says ex-chief scientific adviser
The future pandemics need 'continual government focus and attention' and yet 'by 2023 the G7 had sort of forgotten about it'
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Another Covid-like threat? Scientists in China create virus in lab that can kill in THREE days
The researchers highlighted that their aim was to replicate Ebola symptoms in a controlled laboratory environment
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Covid in India: Tamil Nadu health official says no need for any panic
The official data revealed that as many as 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1 have been found in India
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India reports 324 cases of COVID-19 sub-variants KP.1 and KP.2. Here's what you need to know
The report highlighted that there is no rise in hospitalisation or serious instances, therefore there is no need for alarm or panic.
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Is Covid back? Singapore advises wearing masks amid sharp rise in cases, recommends jabs for vulnerable
The predominant Covid variants are still JN.1 and its sub-lineages, including KP.1 and KP.2 globally
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Chinese Covid whistleblower due to be released after 4 years in prison
Zhang Zhan was convicted by a Shanghai court for 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble' and sentenced to four years imprisonment in December 2020
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New family of Covid-19 variants nicknamed ‘FLiRT’ are on the rise in US | All you need to know
The letters in FLiRT variants are based on the technical names of their mutations, one which includes the letters F and L, and another one includes the letters R and T. Within this group of…
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AstraZeneca Covid vaccine: Court case, rare side effects, admission of guilt, and more. All you need to know
This damning revelation can potentially pave the way for AstraZeneca to cough up millions of dollars in legal payout. Here's all you need to know
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AstraZeneca admits in court that its Covid vaccine can ‘in very rare cases, cause TTS’
AstraZeneca is facing class action suits over claims that its COVID-19 vaccine, developed in conjunction with Oxford, caused serious injury or death in dozens of cases
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72-year-old dies after living with Covid for record 613 days, virus mutated over 50 times
The scientists at the University of Amsterdam's Centre for Experimental and Molecular Medicine said that Covid in his body later acquired over 50 mutations
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In pics | As WHO says Covid no longer health emergency, here's how outbreak gripped the world
Almost three years after the Covid virus, which originated in China's Wuhan city, wreaked havoc across the globe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, said that the virus was no longer a
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COVID Horror: Six pictures show reality of coronavirus outbreak haunting China
The recent Covid-19 outbreak that has hit China is more troublesome than ever.
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Newborn babies, fish, stray dogs and more...what will China test for Covid next?
For more than two years, the coronavirus pandemic has been a major global health concern. During this time, countries have started large-scale covid testing efforts during this time.
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Inside high-security Swiss lab tasked to stop next pandemic
The Spiez Laboratory in Switzerland is known for its detective work on chemical, biological and nuclear threats since World War-II.
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'Like Covid never happened': Thousands sway to music as Ibiza's nightclubs reopen - See pics
A crowd dances to the pulsing beat of electronic music, hands in the air, at the Pacha nightclub near the main marina on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza.
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In Pics | ‘Tearful relief’: Babies, toddlers get first Covid jabs in US
COVID-19 vaccination for babies and toddlers has finally started in the United States on Tuesday. Several children were given shots on thighs and arms.
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In pics: Japan eases Covid restrictions for foreign tourists
As countries slowly limp back to normal life after two years of brutal Covid lockdown, Japan seeks to balance its commercial interests and public safety.
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Saudi Arabia welcomes first foreign pilgrims after COVID-19 hiatus
Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual. (Text: AFP)
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In pics: North Korea deploys army to curb virus outbreak
North Korea has mobilised its military to distribute COVID medications and deployed more than 10,000 health workers to help trace potential patients as it fights a sweeping coronavirus wave, state
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In pics| Thousands of faithful Catholics pray at Portuguese shrine despite fears of new Covid wave
Happy but cautious at being able to join a mass religious event for the first time since the pandemic began, thousands of Catholic faithful gathered at a sanctuary in Portugal on Friday, as authori
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In Pics: For first time, North Korea reports Omicron cases, goes for lockdown
North Korea confirmed its first-ever Covid cases on Thursday and declared a "serious emergency", with leader Kim Jong Un ordering lockdowns across the country. (Text: AFP)
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New Zealand welcomes Australian visitors with warm hugs, tears and Maori performers
New Zealand welcomed hundreds of travellers from Australia with emotional scenes on Wednesday as it opened its borders to its trans-Tasmanian neighbour for the first time since mid-2021.
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In pics: Beijing’s Temple of Heaven misses tourists during China's biggest holiday week
As the number of cases in Beijing increases day by day, here are a few before and after covid images which show how the pandemic affected this World Heritage Site.
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Taiwan to host Asian Pride Games after two years despite spike in COVID-19
Taiwan opened the inaugural Asian Pride Games with a colourful ceremony drawing hundreds of athletes and spectators.
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Visitors trickle back, but climbing mecca Nepal seeks more - see pics
Nepal is putting a 21st-century spin on a tourism sector dominated by activities unchanged for generations as it looks to boost a vital part of an economy decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic and soa
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COVID-19: Singapore lifts all covid restrictions except wearing masks
Office workers queued for trains, restaurants, and elevators and delivery riders raced from building to building as the buzz returned to Singapore's business district on Tuesday, its first day free
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In pics: Brazil holds first carnival after two years of pandemic
Rio de Janeiro's carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 hit Brazil.
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Covid fourth wave in India? Here's what we know so far
After reporting low cases, India is seeing a sharp uptick in new Covid infections, forcing the government to reintroduce some of the restrictions that were lifted a few weeks ago.
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Plastic everywhere: Hong Kong's zero-Covid facilities have become an environmental nightmare
Plastic is everywhere in quarantine hotels for Hong Kong arrivals: Cellophane wraps remote controls, the pillows are enveloped in plastic bags, and meals are served with plastic flatware.
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International cruise ships return to Australia after two-year Covid ban - see pics
After a widespread COVID-19 outbreak, a cruise liner docked in Sydney Harbour on a bright Monday morning (April 18) with a giant banner saying "We're home." (Source: AFP)
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The five stages of the covid Pandemic, as told by Dr Anthony Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci, top medical advisor to the US President Joe Biden said we are still in the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Fauci said there are five stages of the pandemic. Read Article →
Video Opinion: Uncertainty over coronavirus has taken a toll on mental health
Dr Shweta Sharma talks about paranoia, anxiety and depression triggered by uncertainty over coronavirus pandemic. She also lists ways to deal with mental health issues. Read Article →
