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Registering a mild decline in Covid-19 cases, India on Tuesday reported 1,675 fresh cases, as per Union Health Ministry updated data. A total of 1,635 recoveries were also reported and 31 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the…

Tokyo witnessed its fourth record number of daily Covid-19 infections on Saturday, breaking above 10,000, while Japan’s exceeded 50,000 for the first time as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly. The capital had 11,227 new…

China put hundreds of thousands more people under lockdown, while infections hit new highs across Europe and in several US states. Covid-19 surges have wreaked havoc around the world, forcing many nations to make tough…

<!-- -->Omicron Covid Variant: Omicron has raised global fears of a surge in Covid infections.Washington: Two studies from Britain published Wednesday showed Covid infections with Omicron are less likely to result in hospitalization…

Mumbai has reported two new cases of Omicron variants, according to the information provided by the civic body on Monday. With this, the state's Omicron cases have climbed to 10. The Brihanmumbai…

<!-- -->Omicron Covid Variant: New York reported five cases of the new Omicron Covid variant.New York: The state of New York has confirmed five cases of the coronavirus Omicron variant, Governor Kathy Hochul said Thursday, bringing…

Amid rising concerns regrading new COVID-19 variant Omicron, Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued stringent guidelines for air travel for both international and domestic travellers. Apart from increasing testing, the state…

There was a fall in world share markets and a shift to safer currencies and bonds on Tuesday after the CEO of drugmaker Moderna warned that Covid-19 vaccines are unlikely to be as effective against the new Omicron variant. Europe's main…

The Omicron variant of coronavirus has come as a blow to nations that were slowly beginning to ease travel rules, open up institutions, and ramp up low rates of vaccination coverage. Since its discovery, scientists around the world are…

<!-- -->No African countries are on Thailand's list of 63 nations eligible for quarantine-free travel. (File)Bangkok: Thailand said Saturday it will ban travellers from eight southern African countries where a new Covid-19 strain has…