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Europe’s Covid death toll tops 2 mn: WHO
Copenhagen : The number of confirmed Covid-19 deaths in Europe has exceeded two million, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office said. The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the region has surpassed 218 million,…
India logs marginal dip in Covid cases
New Delhi : India on Thursday witnessed a marginal decline in Covid-19 cases with 2,827 fresh infections registered in the past 24 hours, against previous day's 2,897, as per the Union Health Ministry's data. In the same period, 24…
Omicron BA.4, BA.5 sub-variants found in over a dozen countries : WHO
Geneva : Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 have been detected in more than a dozen countries driving Covid outbreaks across the world, according to the World Health Organization. According to WHO's technical lead on Covid Maria Van…
High Covid-19 caseload in Australia sparks concern for healthcare system
Sydney : The state of Western Australia (WA) continues to see a spike in Covid-19 infections, which arouses concern for its healthcare system. WA Health recorded 16,670 new Covid-19 cases till 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, a slight drop from…
North Korea confirms 1st case of Omicron variant of Covid-19
Seoul : North Korea on Thursday announced its first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and declared the implementation of the "maximum emergency" virus control system. Authorities concluded that samples collected from fever-ridden…
Malaysia reports 3,321 new Covid-19 infections, 8 new deaths
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia reported 3,321 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the national total to 4,467,061, according to the Health Ministry. More than 3,000 Covid-19 cases were reported as of Wednesday mindnight. There are 10 new imported…
Global Covid caseload tops 518.7 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 518.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.25 million and vaccinations to over 11.37 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on…
India logs 2,897 Covid cases in last 24 hrs, 54 deaths
New Delhi : India on Wednesday registered a rise in fresh Covid-19 cases at 2,897, against previous day's 2,288, the Union Health Ministry said. In the same period, 54 Covid fatalities were reported taking the nationwide toll to 5,24,157.…
Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from Covid : Study
London : People with diabetes were almost twice as likely to die with Covid and almost three times as likely to be critically or severely ill compared to those without diabetes, finds a study. The study conducted by researchers from the…
Global Covid caseload tops 517.8 mn
Washington : The global coronavirus caseload has topped 517.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.25 million and vaccinations to over 11.36 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday…