Omicron variant

Mumbai : Amid the ongoing new Covid-19 global scare, the Christmas Eve figures show that India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are among the lowest hit in the South Asian region, while Japan leads the world in terms of new infections.…

New Delhi : India has reported 201 fresh Covid cases and one fatality in the past 24 hours, Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.With the fresh fatality, the death toll due to the virus reached 5,30,691.Active caseload of the country…

Hong Kong : With nearly 250 million now infected without 20 days, infections may have already peaked in Beijing and could do so in Shanghai soon but it will take months before the country can emerge from the "tsunami of infections sweeping…

Tokyo : As Japan is grappling with an ongoing eighth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country registered 371 deaths due to the virus, the highest single-day tally since the outbreak began in early 2020, health authorities said. The…

New Delhi : India reported 163 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. In the same period, the country recorded nine Covid-related deaths, taking the national toll to 5,30,690 as per the report.…

New Delhi : India reported a total 185 fresh Covid cases on Thursday in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry. In the same period, the country has recorded one Covid related death, taking the national toll to 5,30,681 as per the…

Singapore : Singapore reported 1,200 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 2,193,890. A total of 111 cases are currently warded in hospitals, with five of them admitted in intensive care units, according to…

Washington : New Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 have accounted for about 70 per cent of new Covid-19 cases in the US as the country's overall caseload has surpassed 100 million, according to the latest estimates by the Centers for…

Washington : About 41,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US in the week ending December 8, an increase of about 50 per cent over the weekly average in the previous eight weeks, according to the latest report by the American…

Tokyo : Researchers have developed a unique batteryless and wireless device that can detect within no time coronavirus in the air, if your surroundings contain Covid-19 particles or droplets the moment they enter the vicinity. The…