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BEIJING: China will no longer require travelers to the country to provide a negative PCR test result, scrapping a rule that’s been a major deterrent for visitation since the world’s second-largest economy emerged from Covid isolation in…

COVID spread has left the world alarmed: COVID has made the headlines again after the sudden surge of BF.7 in China, the United States and unveiling itself in India too. The government of India and doctors are recommending going for the…

As COVID sweeps China, India is strengthening its COVID policies, despite no significant or worrisome increase in cases. The new BF.7 variant of Omicron, which is driving the COVID wave in China, has officially arrived in India with as many…

The Omicron variant of Covid-19, first detected in South Africa, has begun to grip the world in fear of the pandemic yet again, and the ripple was felt in the business sector too over the past few days. Reacting to the spiralling run of…

<!-- -->In all, 161 people made it back Saturday aboard the sole KLM flight from Johannesburg.Schiphol: Relieved passengers on a flight from South Africa streamed into Amsterdam's Schiphol airport Saturday, in stark contrast to the…

<!-- -->The passengers who arrived in Sydney were transported to a hotel for 14 days of quarantine. (File)Melbourne: Health officials in Australia's most populous state have begun urgent testing after two people who arrived on a…

In late 2020, the network detected a new virus lineage, 501Y.V2, which later became known as the beta variant. Now a new SARS-CoV-2 variant has been identified, known as B.1.1.529. What’s the science behind the search?…

<!-- -->Czech Republic already imposed restrictions on travel from southern Africa on Friday. (Representational)Prague: The regional hospital in the northern Czech city of Liberec confirmed the new 'Omicron' strain of Covid-19 in a…

<!-- -->New Covid strain: Several nations have imposed restrictions on travel from southern Africa. (File)London/Berlin/Amsterdam: Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new 'Omicron' coronavirus variant on Saturday and…

The Union Health Ministry has said on Saturday that the cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 121.84 crore. Over 73 lakh (73,74,792) vaccine doses were administered till…