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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

New Delhi : India on Tuesday registered 2,288 fresh Covid cases, a considerable decline against previous day's 3,207, as per the Union Health Ministry data. In the same period, 10 Covid fatalities were recorded taking the nationwide death…

London : A second Covid-19 booster dose, or the fourth jab against the virus, boosts immunity more than the initial or the third dose, according to a UK trial. The UK rolled out fourth doses to over-75s and those over the age of 12 who are…