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Global Covid caseload tops 525.5 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 525.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.27 million and vaccinations to over 11.44 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Monday…
Africa’s Covid cases pass 11.59 mn
Addis Ababa : The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 11,596,707, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said. The specialised healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the death toll…
Global Covid caseload tops 526.7 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 527.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.28 million and vaccinations to over 11.44 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Sunday…
Philippines detects first case of Omicron sub-variant BA.4
Manila : The Philippines has detected the Covid-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.4 in a Filipino citizen who flew in from the Middle East earlier this month, the Department of Health (DOH) said.The DOH said the asymptomatic patient, who arrived in…
India logs 2,226 new Covid cases, 65 deaths
New Delhi : India on Sunday reported 2,226 fresh Covid cases, a decline against the 2,323 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said.In the same period, the country also reported 65 Covid fatalities, taking the…
Covid poo test for bats may help pandemic monitoring
London : A SARS-CoV-2 test for bats using faecal samples could boost understanding of how wild animals transmit viruses to other animals and humans.The test, developed by researchers at Imperial College London, could be adapted for other…
First case of Covid’s BA.4, BA.5 variants confirmed in India
New Delhi : The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) on Sunday confirmed the first case of BA.4 and BA.5 variants of Covid-19 in India."A-19-year-old female in Tamil Nadu has been found infected with the BA.4 variant of…
North Korea reports nearly 220,000 new suspected Covid cases
Seoul : North Korea on Saturday announced it has confirmed around 220,000 new cases of fever and another death, nine days after publicly admitting a Covid-19 outbreak. Leader Kim Jong-un also had a ruling Workers' Party politburo meeting to…
India logs 2,259 new Covid cases, 20 deaths
New Delhi : India reported a marginal decline at 2,259 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours against 2,364 infections reported the previous day, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday morning. In the same period,…
Singapore reports 4,342 new Covid-19 cases
Singapore : Singapore reported 4,342 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally to 1,263,033. Among the new cases reported on Friday, 4,228 were local transmissions and 114 were imported cases, Xinhua news agency reported. Of the local…